Croton tiliifolius Lam., Encycl. 2: 206. 1786, as 'tiliaefolium'

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 : 59

118. Croton tiliifolius Lam., Encycl. 2: 206. 1786, as 'tiliaefolium'

Oxydectes tiliifolia (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613. 1891. Type. Based on Croton tiliifolius Lam.

Type.

Mauritius. collector unknown [likely P. Commerson s.n.] (holotype: P-LA [P00382046]!) . Mauritius. s.d., P. Commerson s.n. (likely original material or isotype: P [P00121778]!) .

Habit and distribution.

Trees; Mauritius.

Notes.

Lamarck (1786) stated in his protologue that Croton tiliifolius is found on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion (Isles de France et de Bourbon), but we have no evidence to support its native presence on Réunion. Lamarck (1786) cited a Commerson herbarium specimen from Mauritius, and that corresponds well to the specimen in the general herbarium at P [P00121778], whereas the specimen in the Lamarck Herbarium does not list a collector or locality.