TABLE 1 in Croton carajasensis, a new species from Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazilian Amazon

TABLE 1. Comparative morphology of Croton carajasensis and related species.
CharacterC. abaitensisC. adamantinusC. carajasensisC. harleyiC. ramosissimusBranching patternDichotomies and trichotomiesDichotomies and trichotomiesAlternateAlternateAlternateLength of pair of basal foliar veinsExceeding half the length of the bladeUp to half the length of the bladeUp to half the length of the bladeUp to 1/3 the length of the bladeUp to half the length of the bladeBasilaminar nectariesStipitate-patelliformStipitate-patelliformCupuliformCylindricPatelliform or absentLeaf marginsSerrate or crenateDoubly serrate, serrulate or eroseSerrate or crenateSerrulateSerrate or doubly serrateLength of staminate sepals1.5−2.2 mm1.9–2.1 mm2.5–3 mm2–3 mm1.5–2 mmLength of staminate petals2.1−2.8 mm1.8–2.2 mm3–4.5 mm3–4 mm1.9–2.5 mmLength of stamens3.5−4 mm2–3 mm4.5–6 mm2.5–5 mm3–3.7 mmPistillate sepals symmetryUnequalEqualUnequalEqualEqualPistillate sepals shapeObovate, ovate or suborbicularOvate to ellipticObovate, oblong or ellipticOvate to ellipticOvate or ovallanceolatePistillate sepals marginPlanePlanePlaneRevolutePlaneCapsule shapeSubgloboseSubgloboseSubgloboseSubgloboseOblongoidCapsule diameter4.5–4.8 mm6–8 mm5.5–7.5 mm5–6 mm4.3–5.2 mmDistributionCerrado domain (DF, GO, MG, MS, MT, TO)Caatinga domain (BA, CE, MG, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE)Amazonian domain (PA)Caatinga domain (BA, PE, PI, RN)Cerrado domain (DF, GO, MG)