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Gossypium tomentosum

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BISH 78575Botany

Gossypium tomentosum

As recorded: Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae

Collected by
Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
Collector number
13831
Date
June 21, 1968
Locality
Honolulu, Diamond Head
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2667, -157.8083
Elevation
122 m
Identified by
Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type
Preserved specimen
110 Bishop specimens of Gossypium tomentosum · collected 1864–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 5 other specimens.

Still here: Gossypium tomentosum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 152 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.

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

Cite this specimen

Gossypium tomentosum. BISH 78575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956546605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78575.

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