Gossypioides

Gossypioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Gossypieae
Genus: Gossypioides
Skovst. ex J.B.Hutch.

Gossypioides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It includes two species native to Eastern Africa, ranging from Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal and Madagascar.[1]

Two species are accepted.[1]

  • Gossypioides brevilanatum (Hochr.) J.B.Hutch.
  • Gossypioides kirkii (Mast.) Skovst. ex J.B.Hutch.

References

  1. ^ a b "Gossypioides Skovst. ex J.B.Hutch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 November 2025.