Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense (Parl.) Roberty x G. barbadense L.

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USDA, ARS Herbarium
College Station, Texas
Donated to NY in 1993
Plants of the MARQUESAS
HIVA10A ISLAND
Gossypium	L- .
Locality Hanamenu cotton thicket. On either
side of the Taaoa trail where it begins its ascent
on the west flank of the valley.
Occurrence
Shrub 2-3 m.
Date Jan. 9, 1964
Coll. B. G. Decker
15
1292
m approx,
Alt.
No.
M. p. fca-. j&v
Remarks Corolla pale yellow. Fruiting
season apparently well past. Relatively
few seeds available. Most of these seemed
to have been eaten, possibly by rats which
are very numerous in the area.
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