Croton calcareus: a new species of dragon's blood (Euphorbiaceae) from dry forest in the state of Chiapas, Mexico
- We describe Croton calcareus Riina & Mateo-Ram. sp. nov., a new species in Croton section Cyclostigma (dragon's blood trees) from the state of Chiapas (Mexico). This species is a small tree growing in dry forest on calcareous substrates. Both morphological and molecular data support C. calcareus sp. nov. as a new species closely related to C. redolens, another dry forest taxon from northern Venezuela. We provide illustrations, a distribution map and suggestions for species conservation status. The new species along with Croton draco are the only known representatives of C. section Cyclostigma occurring in Mexico.
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| Author: | Leticia Mateo-Ramírez, Ricarda RiinaORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-539213 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.657 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 657 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (657) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2020 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2020 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2020/09/04 |
| Tag: | Croton section Cyclostigma; Euphorbiaceae; Neotropics; dry forest; phylogeny |
| Page Number: | 14 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
