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Gossypium barbadense

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Malvales:Malvaceae Synonyms Common names cotton, Egyptian cotton, long-staple cotton, sea island cotton, tit Editor Ecocrop code 1158

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A subshrub with few or many strong ascending branches reaching a height of up to 2.7 m. It has large, deep yellow flowers and the seeds are covered with long, strong lint. USES The cotton fiber is used in quality textiles, luxury fabrics, yarns, and sewing thread. The seeds are pressed for an oil used on salads or as lard and butter substitutes. Expressed oil cakes can be used as fertilizer, stock feed, soaps, oil cloth, putty, and nitroglycerine. It can also be grown as an ornamental. GROWING PERIOD Perennial or annual. COMMON NAMES American pima cotton, Sea island cotton, American Egyptian cotton, Extra long staple cotton. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: G. peruvianum, G. vitifolium. American pima cotton is native of the Andean region of Peru, Ecuador and Clombia. In the tropics, it can be found at elevations between sea level and 1500 m or up to 2200 m. Sensitive to high winds and heavy rains. Photosynthesis pathway C3 II.
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SOURCES Sims D (pers. comm.) Purseglove J 1974 pp 333-363 [TEMP, KTMP, LIG, PHO, RAIN, TEXT, FER] Hartmann T 1981 pp 525-530 [TEMP, LIG, DRA, FER, PHO, DEP, TEXT, PH, SAL] Duke J 1975 pp 17 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Onwueme I 1991 pp 377-386 [RAIN, TEXT, PH] Rehm S 1991 pp 338-343 [TEMP, KTMP, PHO, LIG, RAIN, LIMIT, DEP, DRA, PH, SAL, FER] Roecklein J 1987 pp 127 [USE] Berger J 1969 pp 11-185 [TEMP, RAIN, KTMP, DEP, FER, DRA, TEXT, PH, USE]