Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Gossypium arboreum
Scientific Name and Description
Gossypium arboreum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Gossypium albiflorum Tod.
Gossypium anomalum G.Watt
Gossypium arboreum var. wightianum (Tod.) M.R.Almeida
Gossypium asiaticum Raf.
Gossypium bani (G.Watt) Prokh.
Gossypium cernuum Tod.
Gossypium comesii Sprenger
Gossypium figarei Tod.
Gossypium glabratum Tod.
Gossypium gracile Salisb.
Gossypium herbaceum var. wightianum (Tod.) T.Cooke
Gossypium indicum Lam.
Gossypium intermedium Tod.
Gossypium macranthum Tod.
Gossypium nanking Meyen
Gossypium neglectum Tod.
Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don
Gossypium obtusifolium var. wightiana G.Watt
Gossypium perennans Delile ex Roberty
Gossypium puniceum Fenzl
Gossypium roseum Tod.
Gossypium roxburghii Tod.
Gossypium royleanum Tod.
Gossypium rubicundum Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Gossypium rubrum Forssk.
Gossypium sanguineum Hassk.
Gossypium soudanense (G.Watt) G.Watt
Gossypium vaupelii J.Graham
Gossypium wattianum S.Y.Hu
Gossypium wightianum Tod.
Hibiscus albiflorus Kuntze
Hibiscus cernuus (Tod.) Kuntze
Hibiscus nangking Kuntze
Xylon indicum (Lam.) Medik.
Gossypium anomalum G.Watt
Gossypium arboreum var. wightianum (Tod.) M.R.Almeida
Gossypium asiaticum Raf.
Gossypium bani (G.Watt) Prokh.
Gossypium cernuum Tod.
Gossypium comesii Sprenger
Gossypium figarei Tod.
Gossypium glabratum Tod.
Gossypium gracile Salisb.
Gossypium herbaceum var. wightianum (Tod.) T.Cooke
Gossypium indicum Lam.
Gossypium intermedium Tod.
Gossypium macranthum Tod.
Gossypium nanking Meyen
Gossypium neglectum Tod.
Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. ex G.Don
Gossypium obtusifolium var. wightiana G.Watt
Gossypium perennans Delile ex Roberty
Gossypium puniceum Fenzl
Gossypium roseum Tod.
Gossypium roxburghii Tod.
Gossypium royleanum Tod.
Gossypium rubicundum Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
Gossypium rubrum Forssk.
Gossypium sanguineum Hassk.
Gossypium soudanense (G.Watt) G.Watt
Gossypium vaupelii J.Graham
Gossypium wattianum S.Y.Hu
Gossypium wightianum Tod.
Hibiscus albiflorus Kuntze
Hibiscus cernuus (Tod.) Kuntze
Hibiscus nangking Kuntze
Xylon indicum (Lam.) Medik.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common name | tree cotton |
| English | tree cotton |
| Hindi | deokapas, diyokapas, kapas, kapas-ka-per, kapaska-per, nurma, nutma, rui |
| Kannada | anji, bangaali hathhi, daevakapaas, hanji, hatti, hatti-gida, jade-hatti-gida, jadehatthi, karee hatthi, kari hatthi, karibatthi, karihatti, karunganni hatthi, kirungani, marahatthi |
| Malayalam | cemparutti, chemparutti, cudu-pariti, kanuparutti, kattuparutti, muripparutti, parittich-cheti, parutti |
| Marathi | devakaapoos, devakapusa, kapsin, rankapus |
| Sanskrit | anagnika, karpas, karpasa, karpasa-vrikshaha, karpasah, karpasaha, karpasamu, raksatika, tundakesi |
| Tamil | alattakam, alattam, alattuparutti, ampurukam, arali, arattam, aruttarali, aruttirali, aviyatam, ayamparutti, cakoraki, cakorakicceti, cakoram, capa, capakucumam, capakuyamam, capaputpa, capatan, capattippu, cappatticceti, cappattu, cappattucceti, carutanilnakankatti, celumaitelinili, cempa, cemparattanceti, cemparikacceti, cemparutti, cempatai, cempumaramuttam, ceppita, ceppitapparattai, cevali, cevvarattai, cevvarattam, chemparuthi, chemparuththi, cinacappattucceti, cinapparutti, civakaliyal, civamparattam, civamparattanceti, civantamalarparutti, civantavecai, civanvecai, civattaci, civattaci, civattacikacceti, civattacikam, civattacikam, civattaki, civattataci, civattataci, civattatci, civavecai, civavecaicceti, conapputu, inamekappu, irattacatanapalam, irattakarpacam, irattaputpi, kucumavari, kunkumapparutti, kunkumapparuttiracceti, mallikati, mallikaticceti, mativavi, mativavicceti, mekacatani, mutanattimuli, nakkinam, orraiccemparattampu, palavataippuntu, pali, parattai, parunilicceti, parunilimuli, paruthi, paruthivithai, parutti-chedi, puratamanci, rattakarpacam, rattankarpacacceti, ruttiraputpi, ruttiraputpicceti, sembaruthi, sembarutti, semparuthi, semparuththi, semparutti, tacanapu, tacanpu, tamalomaya, tarupaka, tiruttikkiritam, uruttiraputpam |
| Telugu | doodhi, karpasamu, paminda pratti, patthi, patti, patti-chettu, praththi, pratti |
| Urdu | maghz pumba dana |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Flowers
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
The Flora of Kerala Vol I Author - Ed. P. Daniel
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of West Bengal Vol 1 Author - BSI Scientist
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Gossypium arboreum. (2024, April 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypium_arboreum