Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Malvaceae Juss.
Gossypium barbadense L.
, legitimate , scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753) , Species Plantarum 2 :
613
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"Habitat in Barbados. ♂."
Holtze, M. (1892) , Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15 :
2
[secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1928) , Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89) :
965
[secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales :
143
[doubtful taxonomic synonym]
doubtful taxonomic synonym of:
Gossypium peruvianum Cav.
legitimate
Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990) , Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1 :
322-323
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium peruvianum Cav.
legitimate
common name:
Sea Island Cotton
[n/a]
Mitchell, A.S. & Norris, E.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000) , Malvaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1 :
322-323
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium peruvianum Cav.
legitimate
common name:
Sea Island Cotton
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium peruvianum Cav.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium racemosum Poir.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium acuminatum Roxb. ex G.Don
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G.Don) Triana & Planch.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum (Roxb. ex G.Don) Mast.
isonym
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium peruvianum var. caravonicum Roberty
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium peruvianum var. racemosum ( Poir.) Roberty
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium barbadense subsp. racemosum ( Poir.) Roberty
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Gossypium barbadense var. caravonicum ( Roberty) Roberty
legitimate
APC Comment:
Material from ChI is treated as Gossypium barbadense var. acuminatum by D.J.Du Puy, Fl. Australia 50: 148 (1993).
APC Dist.:
ChI (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (doubtfully naturalised)