Croton manampetsae Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, ser . 5, 7(1): 25. 1939
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Croton manampetsae Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, ser . 5, 7(1): 25. 1939 |
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84. Croton manampetsae Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, ser. 5, 7(1): 25. 1939
Croton manampetsae var. angustifolius Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 27. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Beza Mahafaly Reserve, near Betioky, 23°41'S, 44°35'E, 28 Oct 1987, P.B. Phillipson 2473 (holotype: K; isotypes: MO, P [P00133494]!).
Croton manampetsae var. chaetogyne Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 27. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Fort Dauphin, Ranopiso, Manatalinjo, Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d’Andohahela, 24°49'S, 46°37'E, 26-30 Oct 1994, S. Eboroke 875 (holotype: K; isotypes: MO, P [P00433495]!).
Type.
Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Lac Manampetsa , Apr 1933, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 19087 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00133491!); isolectotypes: K [K001040386]!, P [P00133492] !).
Habit and distribution.
Shrubs; southern Madagascar (Toliara).
Notes.
Except for Croton manampetsae var. lepidotus (see Incertae Sedis section), the varieties recognized by Radcliffe-Smith (2016) appear to be inconsequential forms of the same species, with minor variations in pubescence and leaf shape.
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