Croton castaneifolius Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1004. 1753.

"Habitat in America meridionali." RCN: 7269.

Type not designated.

Original material: none traced.

Current name: Caperonia castaneifolia (L.) A. St. -Hil. ( Euphorbiaceae).

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