Taxonomy Profile: Gossypium arboreum (L)

Gossypium arboreum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Gossypium nanking
Meyen
Gossypium obtusifolium
Roxb
Common Name(s):
tree cotton []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gossypium arboreum: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Malvales
Family : Malvaceae
mallows |
mauves |
Genus : Gossypium
cotton |
Species : Gossypium arboreum
tree cotton |
Gossypium arboreum Direct Children(s):
Gossypium arboreum: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Laurence J. Dorr
Notes:
Research Botanist and Associate Curator, National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 166, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Reference for:
Gossypium arboreum
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Gossypium arboreum
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Gossypium arboreum
Source:
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), 2007 - 2011
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/paper.pl?language=en
Reference for:
Gossypium arboreum
Source:
Malvales of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-11-11
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Gossypium arboreum
Source:
Flora of the West Indies website, 2016
Acquired:
2016-12-23
Notes:
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm
Reference for:
Gossypium arboreum
Publication(s):
Gossypium arboreum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Gossypium arboreum: Comments