Croton (Euphorbiaceae) of the Brazilian state of Paraná: an annotated checklist, species distribution, and identification key Author Pereira, Amanda Da Paixão Noronha 0000-0003-4874-129X Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Núcleo de Pesquisa Curadoria do Herbário, São Paulo, SP 01061 - 970, Brazil & Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, 09972 - 270, Diadema, SP, Brazil. & amanda. pnoronhap @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4874 - 129 X amanda.pnoronhap@gmail.com Author Riina, Ricarda 0000-0002-7423-899X Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Plaza de Murillo 2, 28014, Madrid, Spain. & rriina @ rjb. csic. es; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7423 - 899 X rriina@rjb.csic.es Author Caruzo, Maria Beatriz Rossi 0000-0002-8393-214X Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Núcleo de Pesquisa Curadoria do Herbário, São Paulo, SP 01061 - 970, Brazil & Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, 09972 - 270, Diadema, SP, Brazil. & mbrcaruzo @ unifesp. br; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8393 - 214 X mbrcaruzo@unifesp.br text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-10-28 570 3 231 274 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.570.3.1 journal article 176492 10.11646/phytotaxa.570.3.1 e5151877-6fa0-44de-b9c3-4577de526c95 1179-3163 7260277 11. Croton floribundus Sprengel (1826: 873) . Type: — BRAZIL . s.loc., s.d., F. Sellow s.n . ( holotype B †); s.loc., s.d., F . Sellow 171 ( neotype SP 001046 !, designated by Caruzo & Cordeiro 2007 ). ( Fig. 7 , A–E) Croton floribundus is a tree without leaf nectary glands, with a long and pendulous inflorescence, multifid styles and muricate fruits. The species has been confused with C. eichleri (see comments under C. eichleri ). Croton floribundus belongs to Croton sect. Lasiogyne ( van Ee et al. 2011 ) . Distribution and habitat:— It occurs in Paraguay and Brazil ( AL , BA , CE , DF , ES , MG , MS , MT , PB , PR , RJ , SP) ( Santos et al. 2017 ). It is commonly found in edges of forests and in clearings, between 240 and 900 m elevation. ( Fig. 6 ). Phenology:— Flowering from August to December, and fruiting from November to April. Representative specimens:— BRAZIL . Paraná : Bandeirantes , Mata do Laranjinha , 10 October , 1995, M . V .F. Tomé 522 ( MBM ). Califórnia , Rodovia para Apucarana , 15 November 1966 , J . Lindeman & H . Haas 3262 ( K , MBM , NY , RB ). Cianorte , Fazenda Lagoa , 24 August 1967 , G . Hatschbach 16478 ( MBM , P , US ) . Jaguariaíva , fazenda para acesso ao Rio das Mortes , 24°13’43.06”S , 49°39’05.36”W , 918 m , 22 October 2016 , A . P .N. Pereira , F . S . Petrongari & O . L .M. Silva 42 ( SP ). Tomazina, 15 km N , 19 October 1966 , J . C . Lindeman & J . H . Haas 3157 ( K , MBM , NY , W ) .