Croton capitatus Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2. 1803 sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2002
- =Pilinophytum lindheimeri Engelm. & A. Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5(2). 1845 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton capitatus var. genuinus Müll. Arg., Prodr. (DC.). 15(2). 1866 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton engelmannii A.M. Ferguson, Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 12. 1901 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton engelmannii var. albinoides A.M. Ferguson, Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 12. 1901 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton albinoides (A.M. Ferguson) Croizat in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69(6): 447. 1942 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton capitatus var. albinoides (A.M. Ferguson) Shinners, Field & Lab. 19(4). 1951 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006