Adansonia digitata Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1144. 1759.

["Habitat in Senegal, Aegypto."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 960 (1763). RCN: 5003.

Replaced synonym of: Adansonia bahobab L. (1763), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Robyns in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1: 67. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 862.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Adansonia Linnaeus.

Current name: Adansonia digitata L. ( Bombacaceae).