- Family:
- Malvaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Gossypium L.
Gossypium herbaceum L.

[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- algodón, algodón de árbol, algodón silvestre, algodonero
[UPFC]
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): DD.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Algodón, Algodón de árbol, Algodón silvestre, Algodonero, Maawui
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrub, up to at least 2 m tall; stems usually covered with long spreading simple hairs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves gland-dotted; petiole 20–35 mm long; blade 2–6 x 2–7 cm, 3–5-lobed, cordate at the base, glabrescent above, stellate pubescent beneath; lobes entire, ± ovate-oblong, usually constricted at the base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels 7–30 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Epicalyx
- Epicalyx bracts ovate-cordate, up to c. 3.5 x 3.5 cm, with 4–6 lanceolate teeth on each side, gland-dotted
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 5–10 mm long, gland-dotted; teeth low, broadly triangular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 2.5–4 cm long, yellow with dark red base
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 25–30 mm long, glabrous, almost smooth
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds 5–7 in each cell, with long white hairs (lint) overlying shorter ones.
- Distribution
- Occasional occurrences in southern Somalia, at least in S2 at least earlier widely cultivated in the Old World tropics, probably native in southern Africa.
- Vernacular
- Suf, suuf-duureed (Somali)
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Gene Sources
- Used as gene sources.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
Native to:
Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Iran, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Albania, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Canary Is., Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Greece, Guinea, Haiti, India, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Laccadive Is., Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique Channel I, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Xinjiang, Yemen
Gossypium herbaceum L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 1, 1998 | Cole, D.T. [1478], Botswana | K000731726 | No | ||
May 1, 1997 | Kolgberg, H. [HK770], Namibia | K000731727 | No | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1880], India | K001114542 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1880], Myanmar | K001114537 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1880] | K001114539 | Yes | |||
Liengme, C. [465], South Africa | K000731729 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1880] | K001114538 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1880], India | K001114541 | Yes | |||
Killian, I. [18], South Africa | K000731728 | No | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1880] | K001114543 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1880] | K001114540 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 693 (1753)
Accepted by
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- Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
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- Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
- Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
- Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
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- Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
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- Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
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- Xuyên, Đ.T. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 14: 1-314. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
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