Croton farinosus Lam., Encycl. 2: 211. 1786

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 : 31-32

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scientific name

Croton farinosus Lam., Encycl. 2: 211. 1786
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54. Croton farinosus Lam., Encycl. 2: 211. 1786

Oxydectes farinosa (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611. 1891. Type. Based on Croton farinosus Lam.

Croton scottii Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 967. 1891, as ' scotti ', syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Fort-Dauphin, s.d., G.F. Scott-Elliot 2987 (holotype: P [P00154436]!; isotype: K [K000253644]!).

Croton moraharivensis Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 5, 7(1): 68. 1939, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: vallée de la Manambolo, rive droite (bassin du Mandrare) aux environs d’Isomono (confluent de la Sakamalio), Mont Morahariva, 1000-1400 m, Dec 1933, H. Humbert 13176 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00132989]!; isolectotypes: G [G00018151]!, P [P00132990]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: bassin de réception de la Mananara, affluent du Mandrare, pentes occidentales des montagnes entre l’Andohahela et l’Elakelaka, 600-800m, Feb 1934, H. Humbert 14041 (syntypes: K [K000815882]!, P [P00132991]!).

Croton vohibariensis Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 5, 7(1): 78. 1939, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: vallée moyenne du Mandrare, près d’Anadabolava, Mont Vohibaria (sommet), 800-810 m, Dec 1933, H. Humbert 12627 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00133322]!; isolectotypes: G [G00446404]!, K [K000253645]!, P [P00133323]!, P [P00133324]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: vallée moyenne du Mandrare, près d’Anadabolava, Mont Vohitrotsy, sommet, vers 850 m, Dec 1933, H. Humbert 12673 (syntype: P [P00133325]!).

Type.

Madagascar: sin. loc., s.d., P. Commerson s.n. (holotype: P-LA [P00382067]!; isotypes: G [G00446383]!, G [G00446384]!, LINN [LINN-HS1492-5], P [P00404490]!) .

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; southeastern Madagascar (Toliara).

Notes.

Although there is a wide elevational variation in this species as here circumscribed, the three names listed in synonymy share the characteristic glaucous-farinose lower leaf surface, and all appear to have an affinity for igneous outcroppings.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Loc

Croton farinosus Lam., Encycl. 2: 211. 1786

Berry, Paul E., Kainulainen, Kent & Ee, Benjamin W. van 2017
2017
Loc

Croton moraharivensis

Leandri 1939
1939
Loc

Croton vohibariensis

Leandri 1939
1939
Loc

Oxydectes farinosa

Kuntze 1891
1891
Loc

Croton scottii

Baill 1891
1891