Botanical Name

Gossypium barbadense L. [Malvaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collection Date-s

1783 – 1785

Collection Location

Indian

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Gossypium barbadense L.; det. Paul A. Fryxell 1968; Gossypium glandulosum

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. Martin Vahl [probably part of Von Rohr's collection of West Indian cotton specimens]

Common Names

sea island cotton [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00924831

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)