Gossypium herbaceum
Cultivated Cotton, Levant Cotton
Other regional names: Maltese Cotton
- Maltese Cotton
Also known as: Gossypium cunninghamii Raf. +4 more
- Gossypium cunninghamii Raf.
- Gossypium herbaceum var. herbaceum
- Gossypium prostatum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Gossypium punctatum Guill. & Perr.
- Gossypium sinense Fisch.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Gossypium herbaceum (commonly known as Cultivated cotton or Levant Cotton) is an annual within the Malvaceae family. It originates in Africa and Temperate Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Iran, Iraq, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
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, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Laccadive Is., Maldives, Mauritania, Mexico Northwest, Mozambique Channel Is., Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, Senegal, Sicilia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Xinjiang, Yemen
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms