A Nomenclator of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) in Madagascar, the Comoros Archipelago, and the Mascarene Islands Author Berry, Paul E. Herbarium, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, U. S. A. peberry@umich.edu Author Kainulainen, Kent Herbarium, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, 3600 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, U. S. A. Author Ee, Benjamin W. van Department of Biology, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayagueez, Mayagueez, PR 00680, Puerto Rico, U. S. A. text PhytoKeys 2017 2017-11-15 90 1 87 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.90.20586 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.90.20586 1314-2003-90-1 80067D29FFFB7D34FF80E95D553F4254 1138341 118. Croton tiliifolius Lam., Encycl. 2: 206. 1786, as 'tiliaefolium' Oxydectes tiliifolia (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613. 1891. Type. Based on Croton tiliifolius Lam. Type . Mauritius . collector unknown [likely P. Commerson s.n. ] ( holotype : P-LA [P00382046]!) . Mauritius . s.d., P. Commerson s.n. (likely original material or isotype: P [P00121778]!) . Habit and distribution. Trees; Mauritius. Notes. Lamarck (1786) stated in his protologue that Croton tiliifolius is found on the islands of Mauritius and Reunion (Isles de France et de Bourbon), but we have no evidence to support its native presence on Reunion . Lamarck (1786) cited a Commerson herbarium specimen from Mauritius, and that corresponds well to the specimen in the general herbarium at P [P00121778], whereas the specimen in the Lamarck Herbarium does not list a collector or locality.