ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Gossypium barbadense

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Malvaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gossypium
Species: Gossypium barbadense
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Gossypium barbadense. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

105 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 3

Gossypium acuminatumName author: Roxb. & G.Don
Gossypium arboreum subsp. perenneName author: (Blanco) Mauer
Gossypium auritumName author: O.F.Cook & J.W.Hubb.
Gossypium barbadense f. casimiranumName author: Roberty
Gossypium barbadense f. eggersiiName author: Roberty
Gossypium barbadense f. maritimumName author: (Tod.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense f. suffruticosumName author: (Bertol.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense f. vitifoliumName author: (Lam.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense subsp. microcarpumName author: (Tod.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense subsp. peruvianumName author: (Cav.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense subsp. racemosumName author: (Poir.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense subsp. spruceiName author: (Roberty) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense subsp. typicumName author: Roberty
Gossypium barbadense subsp. vitifoliumName author: (Lam.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatumName author: (Roxb. ex G.Don) Triana & Planch.
Gossypium barbadense var. apospermumName author: (Sprague) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. barbadenseName author: Not supplied
Gossypium barbadense var. brasilienseName author: (Macfad.) Mauer
Gossypium barbadense var. brazilienseName author: (Raf.) Fryxell
Gossypium barbadense var. caravonicumName author: (Roberty) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. cayanenseName author: Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. eubarbadenseName author: Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. integrumName author: Griseb.
Gossypium barbadense var. maritimumName author: (Tod.) G.Watt
Gossypium barbadense var. microcarpumName author: (Tod.) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. pedatumName author: (G.Watt) Roberty
Gossypium barbadense var. peruvianumName author: (Cav.) Mauer
Gossypium barbadense var. rufumName author: Wittm.
Gossypium barbadense var. vitifoliumName author: (Lam.) Triana & Planch.
Gossypium brasilienseName author: Macfad.
Gossypium brasiliense var. apospermumName author: Sprague
Gossypium calycotumName author: O.F.Cook & J.W.Hubb.
Gossypium cambayenseName author: Raf.
Gossypium evertumName author: O.F.Cook & J.W.Hubb.
Gossypium frutescensName author: Lasteyr.
Gossypium frutescens var. maritimumName author: (Tod.) Prokh.
Gossypium fruticulosumName author: Tod.
Gossypium fuscumName author: Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Gossypium glabrumName author: Lam.
Gossypium guyanenseName author: Raf.
Gossypium guyanense var. brasilienseName author: Raf.
Gossypium guyanense var. brazilienseName author: Raf.
Gossypium herbaceum var. vitifoliumName author: (Lam.) Mast.
Gossypium hirsutum var. panamicumName author: Mauer
Gossypium isabelumName author: Raf.
Gossypium jamaicense f. fruticulosumName author: (Tod.) Roberty
Gossypium javanicumName author: Blume
Gossypium jumelianumName author: (Tod.) Prokh.
Gossypium lapideumName author: Tussac
Gossypium lapideum subsp. acuminatumName author: (Roxb. ex G.Don) Roberty

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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