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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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

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.

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Gossypium lapideum subsp. brasilienseName author: (Macfad.) Roberty
Gossypium maritimumName author: Tod.
Gossypium maritimum var. jumelianumName author: Tod.
Gossypium maritimum var. polycarpumName author: Tod.
Gossypium microcarpumName author: Tod.
Gossypium microcarpum var. luxuriansName author: Tod.
Gossypium microcarpum var. rufumName author: Tod.
Gossypium multiglandulosumName author: Phil.
Gossypium nankinName author: Raf.
Gossypium nigrumName author: Buch.-Ham.
Gossypium niveumName author: Raf.
Gossypium pallensName author: Raf.
Gossypium pedatumName author: G.Watt
Gossypium perenneName author: Blanco
Gossypium peruvianumName author: Cav.
Gossypium peruvianum subsp. nigrumName author: (Buch.-Ham.) Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum subsp. racemosumName author: (Poir.) Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum subsp. spruceiName author: Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum subsp. typicumName author: Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum var. apospermumName author: (Sprague) Prokh.
Gossypium peruvianum var. brasilienseName author: (Macfad.) J.Hern.
Gossypium peruvianum var. brasilienseName author: (Raf.) Prokh.
Gossypium peruvianum var. brazilienseName author: (Raf.) Prokh.
Gossypium peruvianum var. caravonicumName author: Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum var. glabrumName author: (Lam.) Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum var. nigrumName author: (Buch.-Ham.) Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum var. racemosumName author: (Poir.) Roberty
Gossypium peruvianum var. spruceiName author: Roberty
Gossypium pubescensName author: Splitg. ex de Vriese
Gossypium quinacreName author: O.F.Cook & J.W.Hubb.
Gossypium racemosumName author: Poir.
Gossypium religiosumName author: Parl.
Gossypium rohrianumName author: Raf.
Gossypium rupestreName author: Raf.
Gossypium sarmentosumName author: Raf.
Gossypium speciosumName author: Raf.
Gossypium suffruticosumName author: Bertol.
Gossypium teleiumName author: Raf.
Gossypium tenaxName author: Raf.
Gossypium trichospermumName author: Raf.
Gossypium vaupelliiName author: Graham
Gossypium versicolorName author: Lign. & Bey
Gossypium virensName author: Raf.
Gossypium virgatumName author: Raf.
Gossypium vitifoliumName author: Lam.
Hibiscus barbadensisName author: (L.) Kuntze
Hibiscus barbadensis f. fruticulosusName author: Kuntze
Hibiscus barbadensis f. oligospermusName author: Kuntze
Hibiscus barbadensis f. racemosusName author: Kuntze
Hibiscus barbadensis var. deciduusName author: Kuntze

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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