Mallow family: kapok, cacao & okra
Sea Island Cotton
Gossypium barbadense L.
Names
| English | Sea Island Cotton |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Langvezelkatoen |
| Spanish | Algodón |
| Chinese | 海岛棉 |
| Sranan Tongo | katunbon |
| Scientific name | Gossypium barbadense L. |
About this species
Gossypium barbadense is one of several species of cotton. It is in the mallow family. It has been cultivated since antiquity, but has been especially prized since a form with particularly long fibers was developed in the 19th century. Other names associated with this species include Sea Island, Egyptian, Pima, and extra-long staple (ELS) cotton.
The species is a tropical, frost-sensitive perennial that produces yellow flowers and has black seeds. It grows as a bush or small tree and yields cotton with unusually long, silky fibers.
The native range of this species is Colombia to Peru. It is now cultivated in dry tropical and arid subtropical areas around the world. It is the major source of the longer grades of cotton, but accounts for only a small proportion of the overall cotton market.
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Gossypium barbadense es una de las especies de algodón más conocidas comercialmente, siendo nativa del oeste de Sudamérica, originalmente se domesticó en el área que comprende Perú y el sur de Ecuador, aunque su cultivo comercial se ha extendido a todo el mundo de tal forma que existen numerosas variedades desarrolladas. Pertenece al género Gossypium (algodoneros o algodones) de la familia de las malváceas, es una planta neotropical perenne, con flores amarillas y semillas negras se caracteriza por sus fibras largas o extralargas en sus variedades comerciales. Es una de las siete especies conocidas tetraploides del género, todas de América o el Pacífico, que se originaron en un proceso de hibridación entre uno a dos millones de años atrás de dos especies diploides, entre las que se ha reconocido al silvestre Gossypium raimondii como uno de los posibles progenitores.
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海岛棉（学名：Gossypium barbadense）为锦葵科棉属下的一个种；又称光籽棉、离核木棉，为对霜冻敏感的热带多年生植物。海岛棉原产于厄瓜多及秘鲁海岸，现今世界各地都有种植，包括中国（又称长绒棉，有时海岛棉与陆地棉的杂交品种也被算入长绒棉，中国新疆多有种植）、埃及、苏丹、印度、澳大利亚、秘鲁、以色列、美国西南部（美国境内又称皮马棉，Pima）、塔吉克斯坦、土库曼斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦。海岛棉占世界棉花产量的5%左右。台湾南部于1910年代引进试验性栽植。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Malvales |
| Family | Malvaceae |
| Genus | Gossypium |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini4
- Wanica3
- Coronie2
- Para2
- Marowijne1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
