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Gossypium barbadense
Sea Island Cotton
As recorded: Gossypium barbadense L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 33656
- Date
- November 29, 1951
- Locality
- Utirik Islet
- Island
- Utirik Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 29, 1951, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Calymperes tenerum
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Calymperes tenerum
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Digitaria radicosa
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Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis viscosa
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Eragrostis viscosa
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Euphorbia chamissonis
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Euphorbia chamissonis
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Ipomoea violacea
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Mirabilis jalapa
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Ocimum tenuiflorum
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Gossypium barbadense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gossypium barbadense. BISH 157826. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956359051. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/157826.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956359051 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026