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Croton leptostachyus Kunth

This species name was first published in Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 79 (1817)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000931480.

Synonyms of Croton leptostachyus Kunth

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Croton leptostachyus var. truxillanus (Pittier) Croizat Caldasia 2: 429 (1944) wfo-0000793317
Oxydectes leptostachya (Kunth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891) wfo-0000798229
Croton dolichostachyus Pittier J. Washington Acad. Sci. 20: 9 (1930) wfo-0000927852
Croton leptostachyus var. malacophyllus (Benth.) Müll.Arg. Prodr. 15(2): 610 (1866) wfo-0000931482
Croton leptostachyus var. spathulatus Müll.Arg. Prodr. 15(2): 611 (1866) wfo-0000931483
Croton malacophyllus Benth. Pl. Hartw. : 248 (1846) wfo-0000931610
Croton truxillanus Pittier J. Washington Acad. Sci. 20: 9 (1930) wfo-0000932620
Croton leptostachyus var. genuinus Müll.Arg. Prodr. 15(2): 610 (1866) wfo-0001382340