Karpas / American Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
Also known as Bourbon Cotton, Upland Cotton
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Chhattisgarh & more
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gossypium hirsutum
- Genus
- Gossypium
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- Tropical, north and central America
- Distribution
- Introduced to most tropical countries including India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Maharashtra, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- 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
- कार्पास karpas, कार्पासी karpasi
- Nepali
- कपास kapas
- Bengali
- কাপাস kapasa, কার্পাস karpasa
- Tamil
- பருத்தி parutti
- Telugu
- ప్రత్తి pratti
- Kannada
- ಹತ್ತಿ hatti
- Malayalam
- കാര്പ്പാസം kaarppaasam
- Marathi
- कार्पास karpasa
About Karpas
American Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is an undershrub 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. Native to Tropical, north and central America, it is distributed across Introduced to most tropical countries including India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Malvaceae
Mallow/Hibiscus family
Karpas belongs to the Malvaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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