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March 2019

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genus

Gossypium L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 693 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000016081.

Synonyms of Gossypium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Erioxylum Rose & Standl. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13(9): 307–308. 1911. wfo-4000013897
Selera Ulbr. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 55(1): 51–54. 1913. wfo-4000034986

Species in Gossypium ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Gossypium:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium abyssinicum G.Watt Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 208 1926 wfo-0000707812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium drynarioides Seem. Fl. Vit. 22 1865 wfo-0000707899
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium farbadense L. wfo-0001077485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium hopi Lewton Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 60(6): 9 1912 wfo-0000707959
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium labillarderianum Tod. Relaz. Cult. Coton. 11 1877 wfo-0000707978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium macranthum Tod. Relaz. Cult. Coton. 11 1877 wfo-0000708000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium pallidum Montrouz. Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. n.s., 10: 181 1860 wfo-0000708031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium parviflora L. Amoen. Acad. 3: 416 416 1756 wfo-0001077199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium uliginosum Curtiss ex Roberty wfo-0001244387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium verticillata L. Sp. Pl. 689 689 1753 wfo-0001077200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gossypium zaitzevii Prokh. Bot. Zhurn. S.S.S.R. 32: 70 1947 wfo-0000708139