Especie nueva de la sección Eluteria Griseb. del género Croton (Euphorbiaceae) de Veracruz, México

Abstract

CROTON SOUSAE (EUPHORBIACEAE), A NEW SPECIES OF SECTION ELUTERIA FROM TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS IN THE STATE OF VERACRUZ, MEXICO IS HEREIN DESCRIBED. IT IS CLOSELY RELATED TO C. ARBOREUS MILLSP. AND C. NIVEUS JACQ., BUT DIFFERS FROM THE FORMER IN POSSESSING MEMBRANACEOUS LEAVES AND TRICHOMES WITH AN ERECT CENTRAL RAY AND FROM THE LATTER IN HAVING LEAVES WITH ONLY THREE BASAL VEINS AND STAMINATE FLOWERS WITH TEN STAMENS.