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

"Habitat in Vera Cruce." RCN: 7286.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Clifford: 445, Croton 4 (BM) ; [icon] in Martyn, Hist. Pl. Rar.: 46, t. 46. 1728.

Current name: Astraea lobata (L.) Klotzsch ( Euphorbiaceae).

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

Although Webster (in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 375. 2001) indicated Houstoun material in the Clifford herbarium as the type, this was published after 1 Jan 2001 and so the omission of the phrase "designated here" or an equivalent (Art. 7.11) means that this choice is not effective.