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Gossypium herbaceum L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 693 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Malvales
family
Malvaceae
genus
Gossypium
species
Gossypium herbaceum

Name

Synonyms
Gossypium cunninghamii Raf.
Gossypium herbaceum var. herbaceum
Gossypium prostatum Schumach. & Thonn.
Gossypium punctatum Guill. & Perr.
Gossypium sinense Fisch.
Homonyms
Gossypium herbaceum L.
Common names
Algodoeiro in Portuguese
Algodoeiro-asiático in Portuguese
Algodonero in Spanish
Algodonero herbáceo in Spanish
Arabian cotton in English
Arabian cotton in language.
Arabian cotton in English
Bawełna indyjska in Polish
Cao mian in Chinese
Cotonnier africain in French
Cotonnier d'Asie in French
Cotonnier herbacé in French
Cotonnier herbacé in French
Cotonnier herbacé in French
Cotonnier herbacé in French
Cultivated cotton in English
Garatita in Amharic
Gewöhnliche Baumwolle in German
Girbi in Amharic
Kapes in language.
Krautiger Baumwollstrauch in German
Levant Cotton in English
Levant Cotton in English
Levant cotton in English
Levant cotton in English
Levant-katoen in Dutch
Maltese cotton in English
Maltese cotton in English
Murongo in language.
Ouvamba moufou in language.
Pamba noloumati in language.
Qotin malti in Maltese
Shiro-bana-wata in Japanese
Short-staple Cotton in English
Syrian cotton in English
Syrian cotton in English
Wdibi in Amharic
algodoeiro-asiático in Portuguese
algodonero in Spanish
algodonero herbáceo in Spanish
bavlník bylinný in Slovak
bomull in Norwegian Bokmål
cao mian in language.
cotone asiatico in Italian
cotonnier d'Asie in French
cotonnier herbacé in French
gewöhnliche Baumwolle in German
indisk bomull in Swedish
indisk bomull in Swedish
intianpuuvilla in Finnish

Bibliographic References

  1. POWO (2025) Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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