Abstract

Abstract Kainulainen, K., B. Van Ee, H. Razafindraibe & P.E. Berry (2017). A revision of the Adenophorus Group and other glandular-leaved species of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) from northern Madagascar and Mayotte, including three new species. Candollea 72: 371–402. In English, English abstract. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15553/c2017v722a15 This paper provides a revision of the species of Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) from northern Madagascar (mainly Antsiranana and northern Mahajanga Provinces) and Mayotte in the Comoros Archipelago that bear glands on the undersides of the leaves. This includes members of the Adenophorus Group as well as two species that do not belong to that group, namely Croton nudatus Baill. and Croton stanneus Baill. Croton nudatus has been a problematic name since its publication due to the leafless state of its type. We were able to match the type with material recently collected near the type locality, and we provide an amended description for this species. Croton stanneus is another previ...

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