Maʻo
Gossypium tomentosum
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Names
Indigenous
Maʻo
Common
Hawaiian cotton
Scientific
Gossypium tomentosum
Location
HawaiiNative
Article
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Gossypium tomentosum
Gossypium tomentosum, commonly known as maʻo, huluhulu or Hawaiian cotton, is a species of cotton plant that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Genetic studies indicate that Hawaiian cotton is related to American species of Gossypium, with its closest relative Gossypium hirsutum.