Croton danguyanus Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, ser . 5, 7(1): 66. 1939, as 'danguyana'

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 : 29

45. Croton danguyanus Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, ser. 5, 7(1): 66. 1939, as 'danguyana'

Croton bracteatus subsp. populifolius Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 138. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Mahajanga: Route Tananarive-Majunga, environs de la Betsiboka, Jan 1949, Service des Eaux et Forêts 148SF (holotype: P [P00154434]!).

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Mahajanga: environs de Madirovalo ( Boïny), Nov 1907, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 9832 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00389520]!; isolectotype: P [P00327989]!) . Madagascar. Prov. Mahajanga: Bongolava, Boïny, Nov 1906, H. Perrier de la Bâthie 9565 (syntypes: P [P00389519]!, P [P00133040]) !). Madagascar. [probably Prov. Mahajanga, Reserve de Namoroka ], Service Forestier 76 (syntype: P [P00389517]!) . Madagascar. sin. loc., received 4 Apr 1933, Service Forestier 104 (syntype: P [P00389518]!) .

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; western Madagascar (Mahajanga).