Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'

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 : 12-13

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scientific name	Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'
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8. Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'

Oxydectes anisata (Baill.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611. 1891. Type. Based on Croton anisatus Baill.

Type.

[ Cult. ex Madagascar]: Cultivated in the garden of M. Hubert, Saint Benoît, Réunion, s.d., M. Lepervanche s.n. (holotype: P [P00301513]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Atsinanana Region , Vohibola, N to NNW of village of Andranokoditra , N of Lac Ampitabe, 18°33'34"S, 49°15'01"E, 5 m, 12 Feb 2003, P. Lowry, R. Rabevohitra, J. Rabenantoandro, R. Razakamalala & S.W.J. Lowry 6072 (epitype, designated here): P [P00548219]!; additional duplicates: DAV!, K!, MICH [MICH1210799]!, MO [sheet # 5902002] GoogleMaps !).

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; eastern coast of Madagascar (Toamasina).

Notes.

Since the holotype of Croton anisatus has only young inflorescences in bud and is known only from cultivation on a quite different island, we designate an epitype with open flowers. This littoral species can be characterized by its very congested inflorescences and the pseudoverticillate, anisophyllous, and sparsely lepidote-pubescent leaves with an entire margin. The plant is apparently quite aromatic as indicated by the descriptions of both the holotype and epitype, as well as by its specific epithet.