Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Genus Gossypium Higher classification Cotton | Order Malvales Tribe Gossypieae Scientific name Gossypium darwinii Rank Species | |
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Similar Cotton, Gossypium tomentosum, Mallows, Gossypium thurberi, Gossypium australe | ||
Darwin's cotton (Gossypium darwinii) is a species of cotton plant which is found only on the Galapagos Islands. Genetic studies indicate that it is most closely related to the native American species Gossypium barbadense, thus it is surmised that a seed arrived from South America on the wind, in the droppings of a bird or associated with debris by sea.
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