Bauhinia pottsii G. Don var. mollissima (Wall. ex Prain) Larsen & Larsen, Bot. Tidsskr. 74 (1979) 8; in Fl. Thail. 4 (1984) 10; Hou, Larsen & Larsen, Fl. Malesiana 12 (1996) 451.
Bauhinia mollissima Wall. (Cat. No. 5782) ex Prain, J. As. Soc. Beng. 66, ii (1890) 180, 183, 185, 499, 502; Brandis, Ind. Trees (1906) 259; Ridley, Fl. Malay Penins. 1 (1922) 626.
Type: Wallich Cat. 5782 (K holo), Penang.