Croton heteranthus Aug.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser . 2, 1: 566. 1901

Berry, Paul E., Kainulainen, Kent & Ee, Benjamin W. van, 2017, A Nomenclator of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) in Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, and the Mascarene Islands, PhytoKeys 90, pp. 1-87 : 36

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scientific name

Croton heteranthus Aug.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser . 2, 1: 566. 1901
status

 

65. Croton heteranthus Aug.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser. 2, 1: 566. 1901

Croton ivohibensis var. furfuraceus Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 149. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Sous-Préfecture d’Andapa, Bealampona, Befingotra, Réserve Anjanaribe-Sud on Rn Andapa-Bealanana, Antsahanifelana, near Ampiferantany, 14°47'45"S, 49°27'54"E, 22 May 1995, D. Ravelonarivo & R. Rabesonina 816 (holotype: K!; isotype: MO!).

Croton scorpistogyne Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 166. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Ambohihalanana Ct., Antalaha Distr., 15 Dec 1956, Réserves Naturelles 8059-Rn (holotype: P [P00133301]!).

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Maroa [Maroantsetra], forêts à l’intérieur de la baie d’Antongil, 1897, A. Mocquerys 228 (holotype: G [G00018162]!; isotype: Z [Z-000015980]) .

Habit and distribution.

Large shrubs or small trees; northeastern Madagascar (Antsiranana, Toamasina).