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Gossypium barbadense

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BISH 498301Botany

Gossypium barbadense

As recorded: Gossypium barbadense L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Lau, J.
Collector number: 1378
Date: September 2, 1985
Locality: Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, Castle Hall
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Bates, D.M.
Record type: Preserved specimen

98 Bishop specimens of Gossypium barbadense · collected 1905–2007Species page ›

Gossypium barbadense observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-02-18.

Gossypium barbadense observed 2025-02-18

2025-02-18

Hawi, HI, USA

(c) Saban-Sequén, E.A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gossypium barbadense observed 2024-02-23

2024-02-23

Kaimuki, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gossypium barbadense observed 2023-06-20

2023-06-20

Pu‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Kat Morgan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gossypium barbadense observed 2023-02-13

2023-02-13

Hawaii, US

(c) lidell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gossypium barbadense observed 2023-02-07

2023-02-07

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) eddyk3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gossypium barbadense observed 2021-02-16

2021-02-16

O‘ahu, Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

(c) Addie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Gossypium barbadense. BISH 498301. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496825. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/498301.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956496825 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026