Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1824), Bombaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 1: 479 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "in Malabariâ, Bengalo."

taxonomic synonym: Bombax heptaphyllum Cav. legitimate

Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.F.L. (1832), Meletemata Botanica: 35 [basionym]

basionym of: Salmalia malabaricum (DC.) Schott & Endl. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 223-224 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Salmalia malabaricum (DC.) Schott & Endl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 26 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 61 [secondary reference]

common name: Silk-cotton tree [n/a]

Domin, K. (1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 965 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bombax ceiba L. legitimate

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 259 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gossampinus heptaphylla Bakh. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Bombax malabarica F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bombax ceiba L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bombax ceiba L. legitimate

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