Gossypium barbadense L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Gossypium barbadense L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 1283 with Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French, 15 Sep 2023

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Creativity bed.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated garden bed.

  • Description

    Light pink and cream inflorescences. Planted and grown as part of the NYBG African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy. This garden was created to provide a brief look at the history of the African American and African Diaspora experience in the Caribbean through the lens of plants, consisting of eight sections and beds: Cane, Roots, Stewpot, Flavor, Creativity, Abundance, Remedies, Transformation. In these eight beds, you will find stories of resilience and resistance, modification and migration, remembrance, reverence, and more told through the plants of our world. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, NYBG Horticulture staff, and Mellon Foundation Foodways interns Angel Tobar, Jason Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia, Danielle Cruz, Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas, and Michael Noi. The African American Garden is made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Seeds sourced from USDA. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04336115

    Occurrence ID: 4dc10470-b10e-4a68-8944-b875fe22bd2f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Gossypium barbadense L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Creativity bed.

  • Coordinates

    40.8616, -73.8736

  • Location Notes

    [US & Canada]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Malvaceae
Gossypium barbadense L.
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New
York Botanical Garden; African American Garden: The
Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy: Creativity bed
40o51'41.82"N, 73°52*24.81"W
Cultivated garden bed.
Light pink and cream inflorescences. Planted and
grown as part of the NYBG African American Garden:
The Caribbean Experience at the Edible Academy. This
garden was created to provide a brief look at the history
of the African American and African Diaspora
experience in the Caribbean through the lens of plants,
consisting of eight sections and beds: Cane, Roots,
Stewpot, Flavor, Creativity, Abundance, Remedies,
Transformation. In these eight beds, you will find
stories of resilience and resistance, modification and
migration, remembrance, reverence, and more told
through the plants of our world. Curated by Jessica B.
Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer,
Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, NYBG Horticulture
staff, and Mellon Foundation Foodways interns Angel
Tobar, Jason Lopez, Layla Gee, Allisson Garcia,
Danielle Cruz, Armando Guzman, Nicole Rosas, and
Michael Noi. The African American Garden is made
possible with support from the Mellon Foundation and
The Charles E. Culpeper Arts & Culture Program of the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Seeds sourced from USD A.
N.V.	Long staple cotton
15 Sep 2023
Matthew C. Pace, Kenneth R. Walker, Rae French 1283
04336115