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Commercial [[cotton]] fibres, used to manufacture [[cloth]], are derived from the fruit of the cotton plant. The following species are grown commercially:
 
Commercial [[cotton]] fibres, used to manufacture [[cloth]], are derived from the fruit of the cotton plant. The following species are grown commercially:
* ''[[Gossypium arboreum]]'' [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] &ndash; Tree cotton, native to [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].  
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* ''[[Gossypium arboreum]]'' [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] Tree cotton, native to [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].  
* ''[[Gossypium barbadense]]'' L. &ndash; known as American Pima, Creole, Egyptian, or Sea island cotton, native to tropical [[South America]].
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* ''[[Gossypium barbadense]]'' L. known as American Pima, Creole, Egyptian, or Sea island cotton, native to tropical [[South America]].
* ''[[Gossypium herbaceum]]'' L. &ndash; Levant cotton, native to southern [[Africa]] and [[Arabian Peninsula]].
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* ''[[Gossypium herbaceum]]'' L. Levant cotton, native to southern [[Africa]] and [[Arabian Peninsula]].
* ''[[Gossypium hirsutum]]'' L. &ndash; Upland cotton, native to [[Central America]], [[Mexico]], the [[Caribbean]] and southern [[Florida]] - most commonly grown species in the world.
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* ''[[Gossypium hirsutum]]'' L. Upland cotton, native to [[Central America]], [[Mexico]], the [[Caribbean]] and southern [[Florida]] - most commonly grown species in the world.
 
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* ''[[Gossypium australe]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell]] &ndash; Endemic to north-western [[Australia]]
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* ''[[Gossypium australe]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell]] Endemic to north-western [[Australia]]
 
* ''[[Gossypium darwinii]]'' - Darwin's cotton, found only on the [[Galapagos Islands]]
 
* ''[[Gossypium darwinii]]'' - Darwin's cotton, found only on the [[Galapagos Islands]]
* ''[[Gossypium sturtianum]]'' [[Jim Willis|J.H. Willis]] &ndash; Sturt's Desert Rose, native to [[Australia]].
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* ''[[Gossypium sturtianum]]'' [[Jim Willis|J.H. Willis]] Sturt's Desert Rose, native to [[Australia]].
* ''[[Gossypium thurberi]]'' Tod. &ndash; Arizona wild cotton, native to [[Arizona]] and northern [[Mexico]].
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* ''[[Gossypium thurberi]]'' Tod. Arizona wild cotton, native to [[Arizona]] and northern [[Mexico]].
* ''[[Gossypium tomentosum]]'' [[Thomas Nuttall|Nutt.]] ex Seem &ndash; ''Ma‘o'' or Hawaiian cotton, endemic to the [[Hawaiian Islands]].
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* ''[[Gossypium tomentosum]]'' [[Thomas Nuttall|Nutt.]] ex Seem ''Ma‘o'' or Hawaiian cotton, endemic to the [[Hawaiian Islands]].
    
Many varieties of cotton have been developed by selective breeding and hybridization of the above species.  Experiments are ongoing to cross-breed various desirable traits of wild cotton species into the principal commercial species, such as  resistance to insects, disease and drought-tolerance.
 
Many varieties of cotton have been developed by selective breeding and hybridization of the above species.  Experiments are ongoing to cross-breed various desirable traits of wild cotton species into the principal commercial species, such as  resistance to insects, disease and drought-tolerance.
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