Clusia croatii D'Arcy
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Árbol o arbusto.
Árbol o arbusto, algunas veces hemiepífito, de 4 a 7 m de altura; ramitas verdosas a amarillentas, lisas; savia amarillenta a blanca. Hojas simples, opuestas, de 6-11 cm por 3-6,5 cm, obovado-elípticas, ápice de agudo a acuminado u obtuso, glabras, de 14 a 20 nervios secundarios por lado, borde entero. Inflorescencias panículas, ramificadas, hasta 7 cm de largo.
Flores blancas a rosadas. Frutos cápsulas, de 3-3,5 por 1,5 cm, elongadas a cilíndricas, con el cáliz persistente, verdes a verde vino. Es una especie muy variable morfológicamente. Las hojas generalmente son obovadas, coriáceas, con numerosos nervios secundarios muy juntos y ascendentes. Las ramitas tienen la epidermis verde amarillento, lisa. A veces es epipétrica, es decir, crece muy bien sobre sitios rocosos. Está muy relacionada con C. minor, pero en esta última las ramitas son rojizas y la epidermis es exfoliante, además los frutos son más pequeños, redondeados.Localidad del tipo: Panama: Chiriquí: Cerro Colorado, 33.1 km beyond bridge over Río San Felix, 1400 m.
Depositario del tipo: HT: MO.
Recolector del tipo: Croat 37197.
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
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Red List Criteria
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Population
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Major Threats
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Conservation Actions
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Clusia croatii is a species of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found in Colombia and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources[edit]
- Mitré, M. 1998. Clusia croatii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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The species is found throughout Panama from Darin, extending into Colombia, to the border with Costa Rica, possibly extending over that border as well. The only known Colombian population is restricted to a very small area.
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