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Scientific Name | Gossypium herbaceum L. subsp. africanum (Watt) Vollesen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Gossypium herbaceum L. var. africanum (Watt) Hutch. & R.L.M.Ghose, Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don, Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don var. africanum Watt, Gossypium transvaalense Watt |
Common Names | Wild Cotton (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/23 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gossypium herbaceum L. subsp. africanum (Watt) Vollesen | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gossypium herbaceum L. subsp. africanum (Watt) Vollesen | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Gossypium herbaceum L. subsp. africanum (Watt) Vollesen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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