Bixaceae Kunth
Cochlospermum gossypium (L.) DC.
, legitimate, scientific
[Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1824), Ternstroemiaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 1]:
527
[comb. nov.]
basionym:
Bombax gossypium L.
nom. illeg.
[Heward, R. in Hooker, W.J. (1847), Some observations on Dr. Leichhardt's overland journey from Moreton Bay on the East coast of Australia to Port Essington on the North coast. London Journal of Botany 6]:
353
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Bombax gossypium L.
nom. illeg.
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APC Comment:
An Asian species, now referred to Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston, recorded by R.Heward, London J. Botany 353 (1824), but not known to occur in Australia.