Croton ericius Leandri, Cat. Pl. Madag., Euphorb.: 32. 1935

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 : 31

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scientific name	Croton ericius Leandri, Cat. Pl. Madag., Euphorb.: 32. 1935
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53. Croton ericius Leandri, Cat. Pl. Madag., Euphorb.: 32. 1935

Croton horridulus Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 977. 1891, nom. illeg. non Croton horridulus (Baill.) Müll.Arg., 1866.

Croton lapiazicola Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 5, 7(1): 42. 1939, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Mahajanga: Tsingy du Bemaraha (9e Réserve), Feb. 1933, J. Leandri 945 (lectotype, designated here: P [P00312338]!; isolectotype: P [P00133400]!). Madagascar. Prov. Mahajanga: Tsingy du Bemaraha (9e Réserve), 5 Oct 1932, J. Leandri 139 (syntype: P [P00312339]!), ibid. loc., Oct 1932, J. Leandri 162 (syntype: P [P00389500]!).

Type.

Madagascar. R. Baron 5579 (holotype: P [P00133163]!); isotype: K [K000422591] !.

Habit and distribution.

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