Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Malvales > Family Malvaceae > Genus Gossypium

Gossypium hirsutum L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Gossypium*	L.	accepted genus name
*Gossypium albescens*	Raf.	taxonomically included in
*Gossypium arboreum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Gossypium barbadense*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Gossypium frutescens*	Last.-Dus.	taxonomically included in
*Gossypium herbaceum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Gossypium hirsutum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Gossypium jumelianum*	(Tod.) Prokh.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Gossypium mexicanum*	Tod.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: liñabera; liñaberadi sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: cotó; cotoner; cotonera sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: cotón sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: algodão; algodoeiro sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: algodón; algodonero; algodonero herbáceo