Gossypium barbadense Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 693. 1753.

"Habitat in Barbados." RCN: 5078.

Lectotype (Fryxell in Brittonia 20: 381. 1968): [icon] " Gossipium frutescens, annuum, folio trilobato, Barbadense " in Plukenet, Phytographia: t. 188, f. 1. 1692; Almag. Bot.: 172. 1696. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 100: 105 (BM-SL) .

Current name: Gossypium barbadense L. ( Malvaceae).