Gossypium hirsutum L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 975. 1763.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Cayman Island (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Beata, Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. Croix, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (native: FL), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native: Africa; Pacific),
Common Names: Algodón (Cuba), Algodón (Dominican Republic), Algodón arbóreo (Puerto Rico), Algodón de fibra corta (Cuba), Algodón de fibra larga (Cuba), Algodón de ratón (Cuba), Algodón de riñon (Cuba), Algodón del país (Puerto Rico), Algodón morado (Dominican Republic), Algodón silvestre (Puerto Rico), Coton (Haiti), Coton (L. Antilles), Coton noir (Haiti), Coton rouge (Haiti), Coton violet (Haiti), Cotonnier (Haiti), Cotonnier (L. Antilles), Cotonnier violet (Haiti), Coton-pays (L. Antilles), Odigé (Dominican Republic), Odigé (Haiti), Palo de algodón (Dominican Republic), Short staple cotton (Bahamas), Short staple cotton (Jamaica), Upland cotton (Bahamas), Upland cotton (Jamaica), Wild cotton (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Gossypium barbadense sensu Britton & Millsp., non L. (Bahama Fl. 274. 1920.), Gossypium barbadense sensu A. Stahl, non L. (Estud. Fl. Puerto Rico 2: 95. 1884.), Gossypium barbadense L. var. hirsutum (L.) Triana & Planch. (Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., sér. 4, 17: 171. 1862.), Gossypium barbadense L. var. marie-galante (Watt) A. Chev. (Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 18: 118. 1938.), Gossypium birkinshawii Watt (Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927. 330. 1927.), Gossypium divaricatum Raf. (Sylva Tellur. 17. 1838.), Gossypium ekmanianum Wittm. (Bot. Kult. Baumwolle 4(1): 174. 1928.), Gossypium harrisii Watt (Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927. 311. 1927.), Gossypium herbaceum L. var. hirsutum (L.) Mast. (in J.D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 347. 1874.), Gossypium hirsutum L. f. atrocoloratum Roberty (Candollea 13: 67. 1950.), Gossypium hirsutum L. var. marie-galante (Watt) J.B. Hutch. (Evol. Gossypium Different. Cult. Cottons 43. 1947.), Gossypium hirsutum L. var. punctatum (Schumach.) J.B. Hutch. (Evol. Gossypium Different. Cult. Cottons 40. 1947., potentially invasive in Cuba, naturalized in P.R.), Gossypium jamaicense Macfad. (Fl. Jamaica 1: 73. 1837.), Gossypium marie-galante Watt (Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 344. 1927.), Gossypium oligospermum Macfad. (Fl. Jamaica 1: 74. 1837.), Gossypium purpurascens Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. Suppl. 2: 369. 1811.),
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