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Gossypium arboreum

Gossypium arboreum, commonly called tree cotton, is a species of cotton native to India and Sri Lanka. There is evidence of its cultivation as long ago as the Indus Valley Civilisation of the Indus River for the production of cotton textiles. The shrub was included in Linnaeus's ... Gossypium arboreum, commonly called tree cotton, is a species of cotton native to India and Sri Lanka. There is evidence of its cultivation as long ago as the Indus Valley Civilisation of the Indus River for the production of cotton textiles. The shrub was included in Linnaeus's ...

Common name Köznév Tree cotton
FamilyCsalád Malvaceae
GenusNemzetség Gossypium

ClassificationBesorolás

Scientific name Tudományos név Gossypium arboreum
Common name Köznév Tree cotton
FamilyCsalád Malvaceae
GenusNemzetség Gossypium

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Tree cotton
  • Moghwa
  • Shu mian

Botanical Garden LocationBotanikus kerti elhelyezkedés

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ToxicityMérgezés

HumansEmberek
unknown ismeretlen
CatsMacskák DogsKutyák
not toxic nem mérgező

AboutLeírás

Gossypium arboreum, commonly called tree cotton, is a species of cotton native to India and Sri Lanka. There is evidence of its cultivation as long ago as the Indus Valley Civilisation of the Indus River for the production of cotton textiles. The shrub was included in Linnaeus's Species Plantarum published in 1753. The holotype was also supplied by him, which is now in the Linnean Herbarium in the Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Gossypium arboreum, commonly called tree cotton, is a species of cotton native to India and Sri Lanka. There is evidence of its cultivation as long ago as the Indus Valley Civilisation of the Indus River for the production of cotton textiles. The shrub was included in Linnaeus's Species Plantarum published in 1753. The holotype was also supplied by him, which is now in the Linnean Herbarium in the Swedish Museum of Natural History. (English fallback)(angol tartalék)

Native DistributionTermészetes elterjedés

Detailed RegionsRészletes régiók

Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India Sri Lanka Introduced into Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania Uganda Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Ethiopia Sudan South Tropical Africa Angola West Tropical Africa Benin Ghana Mali Nigeria Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Gabon Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Yemen China China South-Central China Southeast Eastern Asia Taiwan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam Bangladesh East Himalaya Indo-China Thailand Vietnam Southern America Caribbean Cuba Leeward Is. Puerto Rico Trinidad-Tobago

Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India Sri Lanka Introduced into Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania Uganda Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Ethiopia Sudan South Tropical Africa Angola West Tropical Africa Benin Ghana Mali Nigeria Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Gabon Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Yemen China China South-Central China Southeast Eastern Asia Taiwan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam Bangladesh East Himalaya Indo-China Thailand Vietnam Southern America Caribbean Cuba Leeward Is. Puerto Rico Trinidad-Tobago

Data confidenceAdat megbízhatóság: very_low

SynonymsSzinonimák

  • Gossypium albiflorum Tod.
  • Gossypium anomalum G.Watt
  • Gossypium arboreum L.