Croton
maasii (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from the western Amazon region
Croton maasii, a new species from South America, is described and illustrated. The species is only known from terra irme forests of the extreme western Amazonian region, in W Brazil and adjacent E Peru. Croton maasii resembles C. pachypodus, a more abundant and
widely distributed species in the Neotropics, but differs from it in its much smaller fruits, foliage colour, less dense leaf indumentum, and a more even position of the petiolar glands.
Keywords: AMAZON; BRAZIL; CROTON; EUPHORBIACEAE; PERU; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL SOUTH AMERICA
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 August 2011
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