2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Herbaceous cotton plant (Latin Gossypium herbaceum) - a perennial plant of the genus Cotton (Latin Gossypium) of the Malvaceae family (Latin Malvaceae). The native of semi-arid African regions has survived in the wild to this day. The cotton fiber of the seed bolls is considered the coarsest and shortest among the species of the genus Cotton cultivated by man. In culture, it is grown as an annual plant. In addition to being used as a raw material for the manufacture of cotton fabrics, it is used as a healer, helping to establish the functioning of the digestive system, respiratory organs, as well as affecting the functions of the genital organs, facilitating the process of childbirth for women, and as a contraceptive for men. Herb cottonseeds are included in the diet of the local population.
What's in your name
The specific Latin epithet "herbaceum" in translation into Russian means "herbaceous", thus characterizing the morphological data of the plant. Although, the appearance of the plant can be safely called the word "shrub".
Herbaceous cotton is widely known under the name "Levant cotton". It is also called "Arabian cotton".
Besides the fact that the word "Levant" denotes a large area in the Middle East, which includes the lands of countries such as Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, the word has a very simple meaning, meaning "where the sun rises", or "where the earth goes from the sea”, under which the lands located to the east of Europe are hidden.
Description
Although this type of cotton is called "grassy", its sturdy stems, often having a purple hue, reach a height of sixty centimeters to almost two meters, forming a true shrub. Stems provide reliable support for broad petioled leaves, usually three-lobed and covered with hairy pubescence.
Typical for plants of the family Malvovye, bowl-shaped flowers of small size. The petals are colored in different shades of yellow with a traditional bright purple center, but can be, for example, whitish pink with a bright yellow center. The nectars of the plant are located on the stem, near the base of the flower calyx, under the wrapper of the flower.
From small flowers of herbaceous cotton plant, small fruits are obtained - round seed pods, which, when fully ripe, burst in warm weather, exposing the cotton surrounding the seeds. The cotton fiber of this species is short, about five centimeters long, firmly attached to the hairy seeds. Of the cultivated cotton species, this species has the shortest fiber, which is also coarse, which gave rise to the characterization of the word "woolly". On average, 140 (one hundred and forty) kilograms of cotton are harvested from an area of one acre (slightly less than half a hectare).
Usage
The main use of herbaceous cotton is in the collection of its "woolly" fibers, from which yarn and fabrics are made.
The seeds of the Levant Cotton are used by the local population for food, since they have the ability to cleanse the respiratory tract, that is, it is not only food, but also a healer of the human body.
The plant is widely used as a female healer, helping easier childbirth, regulating the menstrual cycle, increasing the amount of milk in a nursing mother.
Herbal cotton has also been used for gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea and nausea, as well as helping in the fight against fever and headache.
An active substance called gossypol, found in cotton seeds, is used as a male contraceptive but can cause subsequent infertility.
Recommended:
Periwinkle Herbaceous
Periwinkle herbaceous belongs to a family called kutrovye. In Latin, the name of this plant sounds like this: Vinca herbacea Waldst. et Kit. Description of herb periwinkle Herb periwinkle is a perennial herb that has creeping and non-rooting shoots.
Cotton Plant Erased
Cotton plant Sturta (Latin Gossypium sturtianum) - perennial picturesque plant of the genus Cotton (Latin Gossypium) of the Malvaceae family (Latin Malvaceae). It is a woody shrub native to Australia. Cotton fiber is very short and therefore cannot compete with species of the genus grown for fiber harvest.
Cotton Plant Barbados
Barbados cotton plant (Latin Gossypium barbadense) - a small shrub tree of the genus Cotton (Latin Gossypium) of the Malvaceae family (Latin Malvaceae). This species has been cultivated to produce extra-long fibers, over 34 millimeters in length, for enhancing tissue quality.
Treelike Cotton Plant
Treelike cotton plant (Latin Gossypium arboreum) - a perennial plant of the genus Cotton (Latin Gossypium) of the Malvaceae family (Latin Malvaceae). It is a shrub that grows up to two meters in height. Its large bowl-shaped flowers show the world magnificent dark purple petals, giving the shrub a noble appearance.
The Many-sided Cotton Plant
The tenth international sale exhibition with the promising name “GRAND TEXTILES”, which will be held in Moscow from November 2 to 5 this year (2017), is a good reason to remember the plant called “Cotton plant”. This unpretentious, picturesque and multifaceted creation of nature is the main source for the production of fabrics, from which outfits are made not only for fashionistas, but also for all people of our small and fragile planet
