Croton sebifer Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1004. 1753.
"Habitat in Chinae humidis. Osbeck." RCN: 7275.
Lectotype (Radcliffe-Smith in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 172: 86. 1986): Osbeck s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 1140.9 (LINN) .
Current name: Triadica sebifera (L.) Small ( Euphorbiaceae).
Note: Specific epithet spelled “sebiferum” in the protologue.