Gossypium barbadense
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Family Malvaceae
Taxonomy: Gossypium barbadense L.
Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Gossypium acuminatum Roxb. ex G.Don (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium barbadense subsp. racemosum (Poir.) Roberty (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G.Don) Mast. (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G.Don) Triana & Planch. (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium barbadense var. caravonicum (Roberty) Roberty (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium peruvianum Cav. (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium peruvianum var. caravonicum Roberty (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium peruvianum var. racemosum (Poir.) Roberty (taxonomic synonym)
- Gossypium racemosum Poir. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): ChI (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 24 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 45 mm (30-60 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 120 mm (120-120 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 120 mm (120-120 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2); subshrub (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): semi_woody (1); woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 7 mm (6-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1.5-1.5 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 12 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |