Croton sapiifolius Müll.Arg. In: a new occurrence for the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Abstract

-(Croton sapiifolius Müll.Arg.: a new occurrence for the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil). While studying Croton material collected in Espírito Santo, we found several specimens of Croton sapiifolius, a species previously restricted to the State of Bahia. The present paper updates our knowledge about the taxonomy, habitat and geographic distribution of C. sapiifolius. This finding increases the number of known Croton species occurring in Espírito Santo State to 20 and contributes to the knowledge of Croton of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Diversity of arborescent lineages of Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

“…Habitats: According to Riina et al (2010), Croton sapiifolius was known to occur only in wet and seasonally forest of southern Bahia. However, recently, a specimen of this species was found in "restingas" forests of Espirito Santo state (Santos et al 2016).…”