Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Kaiona Whole
Plant Leaves Fruits Stems Seeds
It is located
outside of room 52 at Kaiona. It is also located behind
room 54 at Kaiona.
This
plant grows in warm and temperate climates, also growing
in dry, disturbed areas.
This
plant was introduced in Hawaii. Wild populations
are known only to coastal Ecuador, although it was probably
widespread along Pacific and Atlantic coasts. It was introduced
to Hawaii in the 1800's, but never became an important
crop.
This is a location of
information on this type of cotton, including a detailed
description of this plant. This site will show pictures
of cotton. This is a magazine website
with recent information on cotton in America.
Cotton.
The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of Plants
and Earth Sciences. University of Hawaii Press: 1988. Herbst,
Derral R., S. H. Sohmer, Warren L. Wagner. Manual of
the Flowering Plants of Hawaii vol. 1. Honolulu: University
of Hawaii Press, 1999. One
Hundred Percent Cotton. Mildred E. Mathias Botanical
Garden. 13 Mar. 2003. <http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Gossypium/> Tropilab®Inc.
11 Mar. 2003. <http://www.tropilab.com/gossyp-bar.html>
Cotton or Egyptian Cotton
None
Gossypium barbadense
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