Gossypieae

Gossypieae
Mexican cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Gossypieae
Genera
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Gossypieae is a tribe of the flowering plant subfamily Malvoideae. It includes the cotton (Gossypium) and related plants. It is distinguished from the Hibisceae on the basis of embryo structure and its apparently unique possession of glands able to synthesize the pigment gossypol.^[1]

Genera

The following genera are recognised.^[2][3] The Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) differs in additionally including the genus Alyogyne and excluding the genus Thepparatia.^[4]

• Cephalohibiscus Ulbr.
• Cienfuegosia Cav.
• Gossypioides Skovst. ex J.B.Hutch.
• Gossypium L.
• Hampea Schltdl.
• Kokia Lewton
• Lebronnecia Fosberg
• Thepparatia Phuph.
• Thespesia Sol. ex Corrêa

References

1. "Malvaceae Taxonomy: Tribe Gossypieae". Archived from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
2. Hinsley, Stewart R. (2007). "Classification: Gossypieae". Malvaceae Info. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
3. Hinsley, Stewart R. "The Thepparatia Page". Malvaceae Info. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
4. "Genera of Malvaceae tribe Gossypieae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-04-24.