Croton alchorneifolius Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 135. 2016

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 : 10-11

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.90.20586

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scientific name

Croton alchorneifolius Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 135. 2016
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3. Croton alchorneifolius Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 135. 2016

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: SAVA Region, summit of Marojejy on path from Mandena , 14°26'56"S, 49°43'58"E, 30 Sep 1994, B. Lewis, F. Rasoavimbahoaka & J. Rastefanonirina 1206 (holotype: K!; isotypes: MO!, P [P00131484]!) GoogleMaps .

Habit and distribution.

Small trees; restricted to the Marojejy Massif in northern Madagascar (Antsiranana).

Notes.

This is a distinctive high-elevation species with well-developed petals in the pistillate flowers and large capsules, belonging to the Mongue Group of Leandri (1939).