Bombax pentandrum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 511. 1753.

"Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 5004.

Replaced synonym of: Bombax inerme L. (1759), nom. illegit.

Lectotype (Voorhoeve, Liberian High Forest Trees: 65, 68. 1965): [icon] "Panja " in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 3: 59, t. 50. 1682.

Current name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. ( Bombacaceae).