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Gossypium barbadense
Sea Island Cotton
As recorded: Gossypium barbadense L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Wisner, A.W.
- Collector number
- 87
- Date
- May 27, 1959
- Locality
- Tafuna; i uta from the Leprosarium
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Fryxell, P.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 27, 1959, Wisner, A.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Gossypium barbadense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 84 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
48916 Jal., México
(c) J. Abad Aispuro Ch., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
6Q9H+H8, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
(c) Barry Stewart, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-26
Ecuador
(c) John G. Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-27
Trinidad, Bolivia
(c) William Matene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
Roura 97352, Guyane française
(c) Guillaume Léotard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-27
62QP+4QM, Loma Suárez, Bolivia
(c) Carlos andres Casanova eguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gossypium barbadense. BISH 157804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956385507. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157804.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956385507 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026