Croton glomeratus Aug.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser . 2, 1: 566. 1901

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 : 34

59. Croton glomeratus Aug.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser. 2, 1: 566. 1901

Croton lamianus Leandri, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 184. 1948, as ' Lamiana ', syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Soanierana-Ambahoabe, 50 m, 5 Dec 1938, H.J. Lam & B. Meeuse 5756 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00312383]!; isolectotypes: K [K001040375]!, L [93970419], P [P00312382]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Soanierana-Ambahoabe, 100 m, 3 Dec 1938, H.J. Lam & B. Meeuse 5604 (syntypes: P [P00133398]!, L [939171491]).

Croton fianarantsoae var. masoalae Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 154. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Antsiranana: Manarivola, Sahamalaza, Vinanivao, Antalaha, Parc Masoala, 15°48'25"S, 50°17'15"E, 12-22 Feb 1996, R. Bernard et al. 213 (holotype: K!; isotypes: MO, P [P00433259]!).

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Maroa [Maroantsetra], 1898, A. Mocquerys 298 (lectotype, designated here: G [G00446385]!) . Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Maroa [Maroantsetra], s.d., A. Mocquerys 317 (syntype: G [G00446386]!) .

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; northeastern Madagascar (Antsiranana, Toamasina).