Abstract

Se describen e ilustran dos nuevas especies de Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) restringidas a Costa Rica: Croton corinthius, de las tierras bajas de la vertiente Caribe, y Croton megistocarpus, de las tierras medias en ambas vertientes de las principales cordilleras. La primera se distingue por la presencia de glán- dulas pedunculadas cerca de las axilas de los nervios secundarios de las hojas. La segunda se compara con C. pachypodus Webster, de Panamá y Colombia.

Alternate abstract:

Two new species of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) restricted to Costa Rica are described and illus- trated in this paper: Croton corinthius from the lowlands of the Caribbean slope and Croton megistocarpus from the midlands of both slopes of the main ridges. The first is distinguished for the presence of stalked glands near the vein axils of the leaves. The second is compared to C. pachypodus Webster, from Panama and Colombia.

Details

Title
Dos nuevas especies de Croton (Euphorbiaceae) en el Neotrópico
Author
José González Ramírez; Luis Poveda Álvarez
Section
Artículos
Publication year
2003
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Universidad de Costa Rica
ISSN
14093871
e-ISSN
22152067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish; English
ProQuest document ID
2551572174
Copyright
© 2003. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cr/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.