Gossypium barbadense L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Gossypium barbadense L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. J. Breckon 5962 with Negrón & Gorbechec, 23 Dec 1999

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Cabo Rojo. Llanos Costa. Boquerón Forest Reserve. Along dirt rds beginning at junct. w/rd from Las Palmas to Punta Pitahaya moving east to Punta Tocón.

  • Habitat

    Along road in narrow coastal forest-woodland in mangroves.

  • Description

    Shrubs, 1-2 m high; petals pink in bud, creamy yellow when open with a maroon blotch at iniside base of each petal; style branches adherent, not spreading. Common. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01007415

    Occurrence ID: 5574453d-7087-4ca5-8916-d4d57af8abf1

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Cabo Rojo

  • Locality

    Llanos Costa. Boquerón Forest Reserve. Along dirt rds beginning at junct. w/rd from Las Palmas to Punta Pitahaya moving east to Punta Tocón.

  • Coordinates

    17.9531, -67.1247

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