Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'

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 : 12-13

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scientific name

Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'
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8. Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'

Oxydectes anisata (Baill.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611. 1891. Type. Based on Croton anisatus Baill.

Type.

[ Cult. ex Madagascar]: Cultivated in the garden of M. Hubert, Saint Benoît, Réunion, s.d., M. Lepervanche s.n. (holotype: P [P00301513]!). Madagascar. Prov. Toamasina: Atsinanana Region , Vohibola, N to NNW of village of Andranokoditra , N of Lac Ampitabe, 18°33'34"S, 49°15'01"E, 5 m, 12 Feb 2003, P. Lowry, R. Rabevohitra, J. Rabenantoandro, R. Razakamalala & S.W.J. Lowry 6072 (epitype, designated here): P [P00548219]!; additional duplicates: DAV!, K!, MICH [MICH1210799]!, MO [sheet # 5902002] GoogleMaps !).

Habit and distribution.

Shrubs; eastern coast of Madagascar (Toamasina).

Notes.

Since the holotype of Croton anisatus has only young inflorescences in bud and is known only from cultivation on a quite different island, we designate an epitype with open flowers. This littoral species can be characterized by its very congested inflorescences and the pseudoverticillate, anisophyllous, and sparsely lepidote-pubescent leaves with an entire margin. The plant is apparently quite aromatic as indicated by the descriptions of both the holotype and epitype, as well as by its specific epithet.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Croton

Loc

Croton anisatus Baill., Adansonia 1: 159. 1861, as 'anisatum'

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

Oxydectes anisata

Kuntze 1891
1891