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Malvaceae
Gossypium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Gossypium barbadense Linnaeus. Common name: Sea-island Cotton, Egyptian Cotton, Pima Cotton, Extra-long-staple Cotton. Habitat: Historically cultivated, presumably no longer present in our area. Distribution: Native of South America, Central America, and the West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: South America

Other Comments: Probably first domesticated about 5000-5500 years b.p. in coastal Peru and Ecuador. For a book length account of Sea Island cotton, see Porcher & Fick (2005).

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NS, POWO, S, S13, Fryxell (1969), Fryxell (1979), Fryxell (1992); = n/a — FNA6, RAB; > Gossypium barbadense L. var. barbadense — WI. Basionym: Gossypium barbadense L. 1753

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