Croton nudatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 168. 1861, as 'nudatum'

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 : 53-54

102. Croton nudatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 168. 1861, as 'nudatum'

Oxydectes nudata (Baill.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612. 1891. Type. Based on Croton nudatus Baill.

Croton boivinanus var. brevifolius Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 12. 2016. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Fivonandra Antsiranana II, 79 km au Sud d’Antsiranana par route RN6, et 15 km à l’Est de l’ancien chantier du Colas à Marotaolana, Campement à l’Est du village d’Ampantsona, 12°51'20"S, 49°18'10"E, 394-551 m, 3-6 Jun 1997, O. Andrianantoanina & R. Bezara 1068 (holotype: K!; isotypes: G!, MO!, P [P00433267]!).

Croton hirsutissimus Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 99. 2016. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: versant Est du Massif de l’Ankerana (partie S du Massif de Mafokovo, au N de Vohémar), 50-400 m, 17 Dec 1966, Service Forestier 27363 - SF (holotype: P [P00154439]!).

Croton menabeensis var. furfuraceus Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 101. 2016. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Mahajanga: Sofia Region, Antsohihy District, Antsatrana, Bora, 17 Jul 1970, Service Forestier 30011 (holotype: P [P00154438]!).

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Diana Region, Baie de Diego-Suares , Dec 1848, L.H. Boivin 2659 (holotype: P [P00389498]!) . Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Diana Region, Antsiranana II, Orangea, road going uphill from military checkpoint at entrance to Orangea , 12°14'08"S, 49°21'40"E, 50 m, 25 Oct 2009, B. van Ee, P.E. Berry, K.J. Wurdack, E.A. Haber & H. Razafindraibe 1081 (epitype, designated by Kainulainen et al. 2017b, pg. 374: MICH [MICH1517189]!; additional duplicate: TAN) .

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; northern and western Madagascar (Antsiranana, Mahajanga).