Gossypium darwinii G.Watt

subg. Karpas
Common Name: Darwin's Cotton
Family: Malvaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Galapagos Islands (endemic)
Habitat: arid and transition zones in shrubland and dry forest

Description: Genetic studies indicate that it is most closely related to the native American species Gossypium barbadense,[1] thus it is surmised that a seed arrived from South America on the wind, in the droppings of a bird or associated with debris by sea.²

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 201500041
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Accession Date: 05-29-2015
Bench: 1202 - AUS:North Bench W
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-27-2025
Restrictions:
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: eurosid II
Order: Malvales
SubOrder:
Family: Malvaceae
SubFamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Gossypieae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Galapagos

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
Gossypium darwinii at Wikipedia. Accessed 29 May 2015.
Tye, A. & Callebaut, J. 2014. Gossypium darwinii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Accessed on 29 May 2015.

data regenerated on Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:24 -0400 [bcm v4.0]