Gossypium raimondii

Gossypium raimondii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gossypium
Species: G. raimondii
Binomial name
Gossypium raimondii
Ulbr.

Gossypium raimondii is a species of cotton plant endemic to northern Peru.[1] Its genome has been sequenced in order to improve the productivity and fiber quality of other Gossypium species.[2]

References

  1. "Tropicos | Name - Gossypium raimondii Ulbr.". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  2. Wang, Kunbo; Wang, Zhiwen; Li, Fuguang; Ye, Wuwei; Wang, Junyi; Song, Guoli; Yue, Zhen; Cong, Lin; Shang, Haihong (2012-10-01). "The draft genome of a diploid cotton Gossypium raimondii". Nature Genetics. 44 (10): 1098–1103. doi:10.1038/ng.2371. ISSN 1061-4036.
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