Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense (Parl.) Roberty

Plants of the MARQUESAS
UAHUKA ISLAND
Gossypium	L f
Locality Plateau west of Hiniaehi Bay. Below
prominent bluff. Along Vaipae’e-Hane trail.
Occurrence Perennial shrub 1-J--2J- m.
Oate Feb. 12, 1964 Alt. 100-150m approx.
Coll. B. G. Decker	No. 1-422
p. fr+pjf, Mttov
Remarks Dry, wind-swept, bouldery talus
slope. Rats conspicuously numerous. Corollas
cream-colored with dark red edges on petals exposed
in bud. Pollen cream-colored. Flowering season
in progress; a few new capsules open.
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