PlantaeSpecies

Tree Cotton

Gossypium arboreum

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Mallow family

Genus

Gossypium

Species

Gossypium arboreum

Lifecycle & Ecology

EdibleNo

Also Known As

Gossypium nankingGossypium glabratumXylon indicumGossypium arboreum var. wightianumGossypium obtusifolium var. wightianaHibiscus albiflorusGossypium gracileGossypium sanguineumGossypium puniceumGossypium wightianumGossypium perennansGossypium wattianumGossypium asiaticumHibiscus cernuusGossypium cernuumGossypium figareiGossypium intermediumGossypium indicumGossypium baniGossypium comesiiGossypium albiflorumGossypium roxburghiiGossypium royleanumHibiscus nangkingGossypium neglectumGossypium rubrumGossypium roseumGossypium vaupeliiGossypium obtusifoliumGossypium macranthumGossypium soudanenseGossypium rubicundum

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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