2010•Austrobaileya A Journal of Plant SystematicsOpen access

Croton dichromifolius P.I.Forst. (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland

Paul I. Forster

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Forster, PI. (2010).Croton dichromifolius P.I.Forst.(Euphorbiaceae), a new species from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.Austrobaileya 8(2): 143-149.A shrubby, perennial species of Croton L. from Bolt Head on eastern Cape York Peninsula is newly described.Croton dichromifolius P.I.Forst. is highly distinctive in the strongly discolorous foliage with multicoloured peltate scales.A second locality is reported for Croton simulans P.I.Forst., another species endemic to Cape York Peninsula.Putative relationships between C. dichromifolius , C. simulans , C. capitis-york Airy Shaw, and C. stockeri Airy Shaw are discussed, and an identification key to these Cape York Peninsula species is provided.Conservation status assessments of Vulnerable are recommended for both C. dichromifolius and C. simulans.

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Key concepts: Euphorbiaceae, Croton, Cape, Peninsula, Geography, Biology, Botany, Archaeology