In connection with the taxonomic revision of the family Euphorbiaceae in India, an overlooked new variety,Tritaxis glabella (Thwaites) R.Y. Yu & Welzen var. praetervisa Chakrab. & G.Krishna, endemic to India, has been described which was going so far under misapplied names representing Croton lawianus Nimmo. Consequently, three new synonyms have been added to the latter name.
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