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Gossypium barbadense
Sea Island Cotton
As recorded: Gossypium barbadense L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Giffen
- Collector number
- 52
- Date
- 1948
- Locality
- N Coast Guadalcanal Rt. Bank of Luuqo River. N.Z. Area elevation 300'
- Island
- Guadalcanal
- Region
- Solomon Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gossypium barbadense observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. 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 402180. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956547327. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402180.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956547327 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
