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Gossypium arboreum

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Malvales:Malvaceae Synonyms Common names cotton tree Editor Ecocrop code 6492

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A much-branched shrub up to 2 m or more, or a sub-shrub with few branches, 50-140 cm heigh. USES It is cultivated for the production of cotton fibres for textiles. GROWING PERIOD Perennial or annual, growing 150-180 days per year. COMMON NAMES Tree cotton. FURTHER INF Tree cotton probably originated in southern Africa. In Africa, it can be found at elevations between sea level and 1600 m and in India between sea level and 1000 m. It is sensitive to high winds and heavy rains. Photosynthesis pathway C3 II.
Sources
SOURCES Sims D (pers. comm.) Purseglove J 1974 pp 333-363 [TEMP, KTMP, LIG, PHO, RAIN, TEXT, FER] Kernick M 1961 pp 232 Duke J 1975 pp 17 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Onwueme I 1991 pp 377-386 [RAIN, TEXT, PH] Hartmann T 1981 pp 525-530 [TEMP, LIG, DRA, FER, PHO, DEP, TEXT, PH, SAL] Rehm S 1991 pp 338-343 [TEMP, KTMP, PHO, LIG, RAIN, LIMIT, DEP, DRA, PH, SAL, FER]