Bombax gossypium Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 457. 1767, nom. illeg.

RCN: 5007.

Replaced synonym: Bombax religiosum L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Nicolson in Taxon 28: 368. 1979): Herb. Hermann 3: 18, No. 222 (BM-000594660) .

Current name: Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston ( Cochlospermaceae).

Note: A superfluous name for B. religiosum L. (1753) .