Gossypium L. Gossypium L., Sp. Pl. 2: 693. 1753 sec. Fryxell 1988=Erioxylum Rose & Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13(9): 307-308. 1911 syn. sec. Fryxell 1988=Selera Ulbr. in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 55(1): 51–54. 1913 syn. sec. Fryxell 1988