Wild Flowering Plants

Malvaceae
Gossypium hirsutum   L.
Kòtòn. Kòtòn wouj. Cotton.
Pacific, Tropical America.
Quite rare shrub of deciduous seasonal forest and savanna, especially close to the coast.
Presumably initially cultivated.
It was first utilized by the early indigenous people for making hammocks, clothing, boat sails, and ornaments.
local medicinal uses
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