Croton spinosus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1005. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 7287.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Hermann 5: 361, No. 347 [icon] (BM); [icon] in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 108, f. 3. 1691; Almag. Bot.: 320. 1696.

Current name: Ricinus communis L. ( Euphorbiaceae).

Note: Specific epithet spelled “spinosum” in the protologue.