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Taxon:  Gossypium hirsutum L.



Summary
Genus:
Gossypium
Subgenus:
Karpas
Family:
Malvaceae
Subfamily:
Malvoideae
Tribe:
Gossypieae
Nomen number:
17917
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:975. 1763
Verified:
08/10/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
983 (976  active, 971  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
American cotton –
American upland cotton –
Bourbon cotton –
cotton –
upland cotton –
French
coton velu –
cotonnier américain –
German
amerikanische Baumwolle –
Uplandbaumwolle –
Portuguese
algodoeiro-americano –
Spanish
algodón –
algodonero americano –
Swedish
texasbomull –
Transcribed Chinese
lu di mian –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemalaPeten 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
2Cultivated     
5UncertainNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
5UncertainPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench PolynesiaMarquesas Islands 
5UncertainPacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
5UncertainSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
5UncertainSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
5UncertainSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
5UncertainSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
5UncertainSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayPresidente Hayes 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Yucatan]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Guatemala [Peten], Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Cultivated ()
Uncertain
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Pacific
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia [Marquesas Islands]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Samoa
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay [Presidente Hayes]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Fryxell, P. A. 1996. pers. comm.
Human foodoil/fat Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Materialsfiber Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa. 1988
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=17917. Accessed 21 December 2024.

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