Taxon:
Gossypium stephensii J. Gallagher et al.
Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. 42:119. 2017
Verified:
03/16/2017
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Fosberg, F. R. 1959. Vegetation and flora of Wake Island. Atoll Res. Bull. 67:15. Note: as Gossypium reilgiosum, and labeled as probably introduced, although it cites: "probably but not certainly an introduced plant"
- Gallagher, J. P. et al. 2017. A new species of cotton from Wake Atoll, Gossypium stephensii (Malvaceae). Syst. Bot. 42:115-123. Note: an AD allopolyploid
Common names
English
Wake island cotton –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Pacific | Northwestern Pacific | Micronesia | | Wilkes Island, Wake Atoll |
Native
Pacific
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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia (Wilkes Island, Wake Atoll)