Curated category
Fiber plants
- CottonIn the Nanchoc District of Peru, archaeologists uncovered evidence of Gossypium barbadense dating to the 7th-6th millennia BC.
- BananaThe genus Musa was created by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. This name may be derived from Antonius Musa, physician to the Emperor Augustus, or Linnaeus may have…
- FlaxCarl Linnaeus coined the scientific name Linum usitatissimum in his 1753 book Species Plantarum. This flowering plant belongs to the family Linaceae and…
- Gossypium hirsutumGossypium hirsutum stands as the most widely planted species of cotton in the world. About 90% of all global cotton production comes from cultivars derived…
- Gossypium barbadenseLinnaeus described the species in 1753, naming it Gossypium barbadense after the island of Barbados. Modern botanists place this plant within the mallow…