Kapas / Cotton Plant
Gossypium arboreum
Also known as Tree Cotton
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gossypium arboreum
- Genus
- Gossypium
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Malvaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Malvaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kapas कपास
- Nepali
- रुख कपास Rukh kapas, कपासको बोट
- Bengali
- কার্পাস, কার্পাস তুলা
- Tamil
- பருத்தி parutthi
- Kannada
- ಹತ್ತಿ Hatti, ಪತ್ತಿ Patti, ಪರ್ತಿ Parti
- Marathi
- कापूस Kapoos
About Kapas
Cotton plant (Gossypium arboreum) is a shrub belonging to the Malvaceae family (Mallow/Hibiscus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, axillary/cymose flower clusters, capsule/schizocarp/berry fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. It occurs across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-February. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Kapas belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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