Home›Flowering Plants›Taxonomy›GossypiumTaxaGossypiumPlant GeneraReference and ClassificationVerifiedGossypium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gossypieae of the mallow family, Malvaceae, order Malvales, from which cotton is harvested. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old and New Worlds, the genus contains roughly 50 to 55 accepted species, the largest genus in its tribe, with new species continuing to be identified. Cotton is the primary natural fibre used by humans today, amounting to about 80 percent of world natural fibre production.FactsGossypiumConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsTaxonomic RankWell-attestedGenus 2Member Count BandWell-attested10 to 100 Species 3ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1GossypiumFilter Results1 entryCommon GroupAllMallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (1)Everyday GroupAllMallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (1)Where It LivesAllAngola (1)Australia (1)Bahamas (1)Bangladesh (1)Belize (1)Benin (1)Bulgaria (1)Cameroon (1)Central African Republic (1)Chad (1)Colombia (1)Comoros (1)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (1)Dominican Republic (1)Ecuador (1)El Salvador (1)Ethiopia (1)Fiji (1)Gambia (1)Georgia (1)Ghana (1)Greece (1)Guatemala (1)Guinea-Bissau (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (1)Honduras (1)Iraq (1)Italy (1)Jamaica (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kenya (1)Mali (1)Myanmar (1)Nepal (1)Nicaragua (1)Niger (1)Nigeria (1)North America (1)Oman (1)Pakistan (1)Romania (1)Samoa (1)Saudi Arabia (1)Seychelles (1)Sierra Leone (1)South America (1)Sri Lanka (1)Conservation StatusAllVulnerable (1)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (1)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (1)Relationship to PeopleAllDomesticated (1)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (1)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (1)Show ResultsCotton (Gossypium hirsutum)GossypiumConnectionsParent Taxon OfCotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Species Well-attested Source Gossypium hirsutum (Wikidata)tier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InAustraliaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.MexicoAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ719312, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: GossypiumTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)In Group: Mallow Family Genera (Malvaceae), LeadGossypium () is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gossypieae of the mallow family, Malvaceae, from which cotton is harvested.View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for GossypiumCatalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount"speciesExtantCount": 56View the SourceWikidata: GossypiumWikidata Q719312, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceGossypium hirsutum (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q719312 (Gossypium)View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.