Croton androiensis (Leandri) Leandri, Adansonia, n.s., 9: 507. 1970

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

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scientific name	Croton androiensis (Leandri) Leandri, Adansonia, n.s., 9: 507. 1970
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7. Croton androiensis (Leandri) Leandri, Adansonia, n.s., 9: 507. 1970

Croton geayi var. androiensis Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 5, 7(1): 35. 1939. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Androy/Anosy Regions, Bevilany, limite entre l’Anosy et l’Androy, 14 Nov 1932, R. Decary 10940 (lectotype, designated here): P [P00123697]!; isolectotypes: G, K [K001044841]!, TAN [TAN000533]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Androy Region, Ambovombe, 6 Jan 1931, R. Decary 8361 (syntypes: P [P00123696]!), TAN [TAN000532]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Kotoala, sables et dunes littorales, 21 Jan 1931, R. Decary 8408 (syntypes: K [K001040395]!, MO [sheet #04861163]!, P [P00404477]!, P [P00123698]!).

Type.

Based on Croton geayi var. androiensis Leandri

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; southern Madagascar (Toliara).

Notes.

Radcliffe-Smith (2016) mentioned Decary 10940 as the lectotype for Croton geayi var. androiensis , but this is not validly published as he failed to state "designated here" or an equivalent phrase.