Bontia germinans Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1122. 1759.

["Habitat in Indiis."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 891 (1763). RCN: 4642.

Lectotype (Stearn in Kew Bull. 13: 35. 1958): Browne, Herb. Linn. No. 813.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn ( Avicenniaceae).

Note: There has been disagreement over the correct name for this taxon - see Little (in Phytologia 8: 49-57. 1961) who argued that it should be A. nitida Jacq., and Compère (in Taxon 12: 150. 1963) who favoured A. germinans (L.) L.