Croton cascarilla (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 1424. 1763.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 7267.

Basionym: Clutia cascarilla L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Dandy, Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " An Ricinoides Aeleagni folio? " in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: 46, t. 46. 1736. - Voucher: Herb. Sloane 232: 24 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Croton cascarilla (L.) L. ( Euphorbiaceae).