Gossypium hirsutum

Upland Cotton

As recorded: Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense (Parl.) Roberty

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24753
Date: June 9, 1946
Locality: S end of Masalog Ridge, E side of island
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 100 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

42 Bishop specimens of Gossypium hirsutum · collected 1921–2007Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 9, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gossypium hirsutum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,446 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

767G+8P, Ouled Said, Algerien

(c) Herbert Bacher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

CR-142, Princeton, AL, US

(c) Jesse Holifield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

S College St, Auburn, AL, US

(c) marose19, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Emu Creek Rd, Degilbo, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-17

Yaxcabá, MX-YU, MX

(c) Alejandra Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-16

Co. Rd. 220, Lauderdale County, AL, USA

(c) Jeff Garner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gossypium hirsutum. BISH 652164. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956285587. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652164.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956285587 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026