Croton variegatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1199. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 7266.

Lectotype (Merrill, Interpret. Rumph. Herb. Amb.: 31, 325. 1917): [icon] " Codiaeum medium Chrysosticon " in Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. 4: 65, t. 25. 1743.

Current name: Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Blume ( Euphorbiaceae).

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