Croton cupreolepis P.E.Berry, B.W.van Ee & Kainul., Syst. Bot. 41: 977. 2016

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

44. Croton cupreolepis P.E.Berry, B.W.van Ee & Kainul., Syst. Bot. 41: 977. 2016

Croton nobilis var. delphinensis Leandri, Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille, sér. 5, 7(1): 48. 1939. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Anosy Region, environs de Fort-Dauphin, forêt de Manantantely, 60-300 m, 15 Sep 1928, H. Humbert & C.F. Swingle 5742 (lectotype, designated by Berry et al. 2016b, pg. 977: P [P00133655]!; isolectotypes: G, [00446398]!, P [P00133656]!).

Croton chrysodaphne var. meridionalis Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro 62. 2016, syn. nov. Type. Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Préfecture de Fort-Dauphin, Forêt de Manantantely, 50-200 m, 9 Nov 1990, R. Rabevohitra 2428 (holotype: K!; isotypes: MO!, P [P00133653]!).

Type.

Madagascar. Prov. Toliara: Anosy Region, Domaine de la Cascade private preserve (Manantantely-Soanerana), several km north of Route Nationale 13 at Point Kilometrique 9 west of Fort Dauphin , 24°59'05"S, 46°55'39"E, 168-283 m, 2 Aug 2015, B. van Ee & P.E. Berry 2153 (holotype: MICH!; isotypes: MO, P, TAN!) .

Habit and distribution.

Trees, eastern montane forests of Madagascar (Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara).