Gossypium arboreum L. Main specimen
Malvaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Gossypium arboreum
  • Author : Linnaeus, Carl von (1753)
  • Family : Malvaceae
  • English names : Tree cotton
  • Indian names (phonetics) :
    Hindi : Kapas
    Kannada : Jade hatti gida
    Malayalam : Muripparutti
    Sanskrit : Raksatika
    Tamil : Semparutti
    Telugu : Karpasamu, patti
  • Synonyms :
    Gossypium albiflorum Tod.
    Gossypium anomalum G.Watt
    Gossypium arboreum var. arboreum
    Gossypium arboreum var. cernuum (Tod.) Hutch. & Ghosh
    Gossypium arboreum var. nangking (Meyen) Roberty
    Gossypium arboreum var. obtusifolium (Roxb. ex G.Don) Roberty
    Gossypium arboreum var. paradoxum Prokh.
    Gossypium arboreum f. vaupellii (J.Graham) Roberty
    Gossypium arboreum var. wightianum (Tod.) M.R.Almeida
    Gossypium asiaticum Raf.
    Gossypium bani (G.Watt) Prokh.
    Gossypium cernuum Tod.
    Gossypium comesii Sprenger
    Gossypium figarei Tod.
    Gossypium glabratum Tod.
    Gossypium gracile Salisb.
    Gossypium herbaceum var. obtusifolium (Roxb.) Mast.
    Gossypium indicum Lam.
    Gossypium intermedium Tod.
    Gossypium nanking Meyen
    Gossypium nanking var. bani G.Watt
    Gossypium neglectum Tod.
    Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don
    Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb.
    Gossypium obtusifolium var. wightiana G.Watt
    Gossypium perennans Delile ex Roberty
    Gossypium puniceum Fenzl
    Gossypium purpurascens Poir.
    Gossypium roseum Tod.
    Gossypium roxburghii Tod.
    Gossypium royleanum Tod.
    Gossypium rubicundum Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
    Gossypium rubrum Forssk.
    Gossypium sanguineum Hazsl.
    Gossypium soudanense (G.Watt) G.Watt
    Gossypium vaupelii J.Graham
    Gossypium wattianum S.Y.Hu
    Gossypium wightianum Tod.
    Hibiscus albiflorus Kuntze
    Hibiscus cernuus Kuntze
    Hibiscus purpurascens Kuntze
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)
  • Etymology :
    - Gossypium : From an Arabic name goz for a soft substance (cotton).
    - Arboreum : Tree-like.