Bombax heptaphyllum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 2: 960. 1763, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 5006.

Replaced synonym: Bombax septenatum Jacq. (1760) .

Type not designated.

Current name: Pseudobombax septenatum (Jacq.) Dugand ( Bombacaceae).

Note: A superfluous name for B. septenatum Jacq. (1760) .