Croton xalapensis Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 85. 1817 sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2002
- =Cyclostigma xalapense (Kunth) Klotzsch, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105. 1853 syn. sec. The Plant List 2013
- =Croton aguilarii Lundell in Phytologia 1(12): 401. 1940 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton asteroides Lundell in Phytologia 1(12): 402-403. 1940 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton pseudoxalapensis Croizat in J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 85. 1940 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006
- =Croton pseudoxalapensis var. cobanensis Croizat in J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 86. 1940 syn. sec. Martínez-Gordillo & al. 2006