Taxonomy Profile: Gossypium hirsutum (L)

Gossypium hirsutum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Gossypium purpurascens
Poir
Gossypium mexicanum
Tod
Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum
L
Gossypium hirsutum var. marie-galante
Watt Hutch
Gossypium hirsutum var. punctatum
K Schum & Thonn Roberty
Gossypium herbaceum
auct non L
Gossypium hopi
Lewton
Gossypium latifolium
Murray
Gossypium religiosum
L
Gossypium punctatum
Schumach & Thonn
Common Name(s):
upland cotton []
algodón []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gossypium hirsutum: 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 hirsutum
upland cotton |
algodón |
Gossypium hirsutum Direct Children(s):
Gossypium hirsutum: 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 hirsutum
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Gossypium hirsutum
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 hirsutum
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 hirsutum
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 hirsutum
Source:
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, 2016
Acquired:
2016-12-01
Notes:
Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm
Reference for:
Gossypium hirsutum
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 hirsutum
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2015-10-05 / 2015-10-05
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae
Page(s):
496
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-19-534027-2/
Notes:
The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)
Reference for:
Gossypium hirsutum
Gossypium hirsutum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Gossypium hirsutum: Comments