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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

390.0000 Family Amaranthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 87 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 185 genera, ca. 2300 spp. According to many modern authors and all PCR results Chenopodiaceae is only a subfamily or section of Amaranthaceae.
Species listed in database: 2295; hybrids: 76
= Achyranthaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 35 (1837)
= Atriplicaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 83 (1789)
= Betaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot.: 591, 1091, 1142 (1835)
= Blitaceae Kuntze; T. E. von Post & C. E. Kuntze, Lex. Gen. Phan.: 637, 710 (1903)
= Celosiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 117 (1820)
= Chenopodiaceae Vent.; Tabl. Règne Vég. 2: 253 (1799), nom. cons., Family
= Deeringiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 369 (1858)
= Dysphaniaceae Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 61: 230 (1927), nom. cons.
= Gomphrenaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 38 (1837)
= Polycnemaceae Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan.: 161 (1839)
= Salicorniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 558 (1820)
= Salsolaceae Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan.: 165 (1839)
= Spinaciaceae Menge; Cat. Pl. Grudent. Gedan.: 166 (1839)
390.1104 Genus Celosia L.; Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
Distribution: trop., subtropical and temperate regions, mostly Africa and South America
Species listed in database: 44
= Lepiphaia Raf.; Autik. Bot.: 199 (1840)
= Lestibudesia Thouars; Hist. Veg. Iles Austr. Afr. 53. t. 16 (1806)
= Lophoxera Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1836)
= Nevrolis Raf.; Autik. Bot.: 150 (1840)
= Sukana Adans.; Fam. 2: 269 (1763)
species :
Celosia angustifolia Schinz; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 179 (1895)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Lagrezia angustifolia (Schinz) Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 76: 139 (1931)
species :
Celosia anthelminthica Asch.; Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 176 (1867)
Distribution: Rwanda; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Yemen (Aden Desert)
23 RWA 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia acroporoides Hochst. ex Baker & C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 6(1): 22 (1906)
= Celosia digyna var. cordata Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 74 (1951)
= Celosia intermedia Hochst.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 598 (1856), nom. nud.
species :
Celosia argentea L.; Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
Name: Brandschopf, Hahnenkamm, Albahaca plateada, Silvery Celosia, Silver cockscomb; Cresta de gallo
Distribution: Germany [I]; Czech Republic [I]; Slovakia [I]; Hungary [I]; Italy [I]; San Marino [I]; Croatia [I]; Libya [I]; Mauritania [I]; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; São Tomé [I]; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; Equatorial Guinea; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; South Africa [I] (North-West Prov. [I]); Madagascar [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Rodrigues [I]; Agalega Isl. [I]; Seychelles [I]; Turkmenistan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Tajikistan [I]; Afghanistan [I]; Yemen [I] (SW-Yemen [I], Tihama [I], W-Yemen [I]); China [I] (widespread); Tibet [I]; South Korea [I]; Japan [I]; Ryukyu Isl. [I]; Taiwan [I]; Pakistan [I]; Nepal [I]; Bhutan [I]; India [I] (throughout); Maldives [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Laos [I]; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; South China Sea Isl. [I]; peninsular Malaysia [I]; Singapore [I]; Philippines [I]; Java [I]; Lesser Sunda Isl. [I] (Bali [I]); Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [I]; New Guinea [I]; Solomon Isl. [I]; Australia [I] (Northern Territory [I], Queensland [I]); New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Niue [I]; Fiji [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Aitutaki [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Raiatea [I], Tahaa [I]); Palau [I] (Koror [I], Truk [I], Moen [I], Uman [I], Pohnpei [I], Kosrae [I]); Northern Marianas [I] (Agrihan [I]); Guam [I]; Marshall Isl. [I] (Jaluit [I]); Hawaii [I] (Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Alabama [I], Florida [I], Indiana [I], Kentucky [I], Louisiana [I], Maryland [I], New Jersey [I], North Carolina [I], Pennsylvania [I], South Carolina [I], Tennessee [I], Texas [I], Utah [I], West Virginia [I]); Mexico (Chiapas [I], Colima [I], Hidalgo [I], Jalisco [I], Mexico State [I], Morelos [I], Nayarit [I], Oaxaca [I], San Luis Potosi [I], Sonora [I], Tabasco [I], Tamaulipas [I], Veracruz [I], Yucatan [I]); Belize [I]; Honduras [I]; Nicaragua [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Panama [I]; Bahamas [I]; Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Virgin Isl. [I] (St. Croix [I], St. Thomas [I], Tortola[I]); St. Martin/St. Maarten [I]; St. Barthélémy [I]; St. Eustatius [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Antigua [I]; Montserrat [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Dominica [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Grenada [I]; Barbados [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Amazonas [I], Antioquia [I], Chocó [I], Cundinamarca [I], Guainía [I], Magdalena [I], Meta [I], Nariño [I], Putumayo [I], Quindío [I], Risaralda [I], San Andrés [I], Providencia y Santa Catalina [I], Tolima [I], Valle [I], Vaupés[I]); Venezuela (Amazonas [I], Bolívar [I], Merida [I], Zulia[I]); Surinam [I]; French Guiana [I] (Buenos Aires [I]); Ecuador [I]; Peru [I]; Bolivia (Beni [I], Cochabamba [I], La Paz [I], Santa Cruz[I]); N-Brazil (Roraima [I], Amapa [I], Pará [I], Amazonas [I], Tocantins [I], Acre [I], Rondônia[I]); NE-Brazil (Maranhao [I], Piauí [I], Ceara [I], Rio Grande do Norte [I], Paraíba [I], Pernambuco [I], Bahia [I], Alagoas [I], Sergipe[I]); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso [I], Goiás [I], Brasilia Distrito Federal [I], Mato Grosso do Sul[I]); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais [I], Espirito Santo [I], São Paulo [I], Rio de Janeiro[I]); S-Brazil (Paraná [I], Rio Grande do Sul [I], Santa Catarina[I]); Argentina (Buenos Aires[I])
11 cze ger hun slo 13 cro ita sma 20 lby 22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI LBR MLI mtn NGA NGR SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN CON EQG GAB sao ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM 27 saf 29 aga mau mdg reu rod sey 32 tkm tzk uzb 34 afg 35 yem 36 chi tib 38 jap kor nns tai 40 ban bhu ind mdv nep pak srl 41 and cbd lao mya ncb tha vie 42 jaw lsi mly nwg phi scs sng xms 43 sol 50 aus 60 fij nue nwc van 61 coo sci 62 gum mrn mrs plu 63 haw 75 usa 76 usa 77 usa 78 usa 79 MEX 80 blz cos hon nic pan 81 aba bah bbd cub dom gdl gre his jam mar mts pue sba ste stk stl stm stv trt vir 82 CLM frg sur SWC VEN 83 BOL ecu per 84 BRA 85 ARG
Remarks: native area uncertain, probably Africa
Synonyms: hidden
= Amaranthus huttonii H.J.Veitch; Gard. Chron. 1872: 215 (1872)
= Amaranthus purpureus Dodoens ex Nieuwl.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 279 (1914), nom. superfl.
= Amaranthus pyramidalis Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 7 (1790), nom. nud.
= Celosia argentea var. linearis E.Vilm.; Fl. Pleine Terre, ed. 2: 198 (1866)
= Celosia argentea var. margaritacea (L.) Fr. & D.Müll.; Index Seminum [Uppsala] 1854: [2] (1855)
= Celosia argentea var. margaritacea (L.) Iamonico; Phytotaxa 90: 62 (2013)
= Celosia argentea var. mumbaiana M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 210 (2003), nom. inval.
= Celosia aurea J.Dix; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 295 (1860)
= Celosia cernua Andrews; Bot. Repos. 10: t. 635 (1811)
= Celosia cernua Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 19 (1814), nomen
= Celosia coccinea L.; Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 297 (1762)
= Celosia debilis S.Moore; J. Bot. 54: 291 (1916)
= Celosia huttonii Mast.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 215 (1872)
= Celosia japonica Houtt.; Nat. Hist. II. 7: Aanwyz. Plaat. (2), t. 43, fig. 1 (1777)
= Celosia japonica Mart.; Pl. Hort. Erlang.: 70 (1814)
= Celosia linearis Sweet ex Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 4: 714 (1885), pro syn.
= Celosia margaritacea L.; Sp. Pl. ed. II. 297 (1762)
= Celosia marylandica Retz.; Observ. Bot. 3: 27 (1783)
= Celosia pallida Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 145 (1796)
= Celosia plumosa Barr & Sugden; Nursery Cat. (Barr & Son) 1866(Autumn): 7 (1866)
= Celosia spicata Barr & Sugden; Nursery Cat. (Barr & Son) 1866(Autumn): 7 (1866), nom. illeg.
= Celosia splendens Schumach. & Thonn.; Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 140 (1827)
= Celosia stricta Hornem.; Hort. Hafn. Suppl. 28 (1815)
= Celosia swinhoei Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(176): 318 (1891)
= Chamissoa margaritacea (L.) Schouw; Fortegn. Bot. Hav. Pl.: 123 (1847)
= Chamissoa stricta (Hornem.) Schouw; Forteg. Kjöb. Bot. Hav. Pl. 123 (1847)
form :
f. cristata (L.) Schinz; Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 16c: 29 (1934)
Name: Cresta de gallo, Moco de pavo, Cockscomb; Terciopelo (Cuba)
Distribution: Origin unknown, probably derived as garden selection; Estonia [c]; Cameroon [c]; Mozambique [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Turkmenistan [c]; Uzbekistan [c]; Tajikistan [c]; China [c]; Japan [c]; Ryukyu Isl. [c]; Taiwan [c]; Pakistan [c]; Nepal [c]; Bangladesh [c]; Andaman Isl. [c]; Myanmar [c]; Philippines [c]; Society Isl. [c] (Moorea [c], Raiatea [c], Tahiti [c]); Gambier Isl. [c] (Mangareva [c]); USA [c] (Alabama [c], Connecticut [c], District of Columbia [c], Kansas [c], Louisiana [c], Missouri [c], North Carolina [c], Ohio [c], Rhode Island [c], Tennessee [c], Vermont [c]); Mexico [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; St. Lucia [c]; Venezuela [c]; Peru [c]
14 est 23 cmn 26 moz 29 mau reu 32 tkm tzk uzb 36 chi 38 jap nns tai 40 ban nep pak 41 and mya 42 phi 61 gbi sci 74 usa 75 usa 78 usa 79 mex 80 nic 81 cay pue stl 82 ven 83 per
Synonyms: hidden
= Amaranthus cristatus (L.) Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 7 (1790), nom. nud.
= Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 541 (1891)
= Celosia argentea var. plumosa (Barr & Sugden) Bakh.f.
= Celosia aurea T.Moore; Flor. Mag. 1: t. 47 (1861)
= Celosia castrensis L.; Sp. Pl. ed. II. 297 (1762)
= Celosia comosa Retz.; Observ. Bot. 6: 26 (1791)
= Celosia cristata L.; Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
= Celosia cristata monstr.fasciata Ehrh.; 173 (1784), nom. inval.
= Celosia cristata var. castrensis (L.) Iamonico; Phytotaxa 90(1): 63 (2013)
= Celosia cristata var. humilis Hassk.; Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 20 (1842)
= Celosia purpurea J.St.-Hil.; Pl. France 1: 79 (1808)
= Celosia pyramidalis Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. 62 (1768)
= Lophoxera comosa (Retz.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837)
= Lophoxera racemosa Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837)
species :
Celosia bakeri C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 37 (1975), nom. nov.
Distribution: NW-Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1857
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia nana Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 277 (1897), nom. illeg. (non Blanco) (1837)
species :
Celosia benguellensis C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 103 (1975)
Distribution: SW-Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: only known from type
species :
Celosia bonnivairii Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 76: 133 (1931)
Distribution: Benin; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 BEN 23 CAF ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia leptostachya var. robusta Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Gesells. Zürich 76: 136 (1931)
species :
Celosia brevispicata C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 111 (1975)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
species :
Celosia chenopodiifolia Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 276 (1897)
Distribution: SW-Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia loandensis var. angustifolia Suess. & Beyerle; (nom. nud.)
species :
Celosia chiapensis Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 363 (1917)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
species :
Celosia corymbifera Didr.; Index Sem. Hort. Havn. 13 (1849)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Santa Catarina)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia cymosa Seub.; Mart. Fl. Bras. 5(1): 245 (1875)
species :
Celosia elegantissima Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 18: 105 (1946)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; Uganda; W-Tanzania
23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA
species :
Celosia expansifila C.C.Towns.; Kew Bull. 37(1): 81 (1982)
Distribution: NW-Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1904
species :
Celosia fadenorum C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 122 (1975)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Celosia floribunda A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 167 (1861)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur); Honduras
79 MEX 80 HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Iresine obtusa M.E.Jones; Contrib. West. Bot. No. 18, 34 (1933-5)
species :
Celosia globosa Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 76: 137 (1931) ex Suess., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 15: 60 (1938), descr. ampl.
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
22 NGA 23 CAF CMN CON GAB ZAI 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia pandurata var. elobata Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 4: 104 (1952)
variant :
var. porphyrostachya Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 76 (1975)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
23 ZAI 25 UGA
variant :
var. spicata Towns.; Hooker´s Icon Pl. 38(2): 76 (1975)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CON ZAI
species :
Celosia grandifolia Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 238 (1849)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Huila); Ecuador; Peru; NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia brasiliensis Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 239 (1849)
= Celosia stricta Fisch.; Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 9: 65 (1843), nom. illeg.
species :
Celosia hastata Lopr.; Malpighia 14: 427 (1900)
Distribution: S-Kenya; E-Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia pandurata f. trigyna Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 3: 74 (1951)
species :
Celosia humbertiana Cavaco; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 99: 130 (1952)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Celosia isertii C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 57 (1975). 38(2): 57 (1975)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; South Sudan; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
22 GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 BIO CMN EQG ZAI 24 SSU SUD 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia laxa var. pilosa Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 9 (1902)
species :
Celosia leptostachya Benth.; W. J. Hook., Niger Fl. 491 (1849)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coasts; Ghana; Togo; Benin; S-Nigeria; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
22 BEN GHA LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 BIO CAF GAB SAO ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia trigyna f. leptostachya (Benth.) Cavaco
species :
Celosia loandensis Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 277 (1897)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Cabinda; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 CAB CON ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia dewevrei Schinz; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 39: 102 (1900)
= Celosia echinulata Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 18: 106 (1946), nomen ad int., sine descr. lat.
species :
Celosia monosperma Rose; Contrib. US. Nat. Herb. 1: 352 (1895)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lagrezia monosperma (Rose) Standl.; J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 393 (1915)
species :
Celosia moquinii Guill. ex DC.; Prod. 13(2): 239 (1849)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Michoacan)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Chamissoa paniculata Moq. ex Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 239 (1849)
species :
Celosia nervosa C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(3): 49 (1975)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Celosia nitida Vahl; Symb. Bot. 3: 44 (1791)
Name: West Indian cockscomb; Slender celosia (Bahamas), La malaye, Siempreviva (Dominican Republic)
Distribution: USA (Florida, Texas); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Coahuila, Guerrero, Michoacan, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Bahamas; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; St. Kitts; Antigua; Guadeloupe; Martinique
77 USA 78 USA 79 MEX 81 ABA AGU BAH GDL HIS MAR PUE SBA STK STM VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia parviflora Vahl ex Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 346 (1849), nom. illeg.
= Celosia texana Scheele; Linnaea 22: 148 (1849)
species :
Celosia orcuttii Greenm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Chicago, Bot. Ser. 2: 330 (1912)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco)
79 MEX
species :
Celosia palmeri S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 143 (1882 publ. 1883)
Name: Palmer´s cockscomb
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
species :
Celosia pandurata Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 276 (1897)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia cuneifolia Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 276 (1897)
species :
Celosia patentiloba C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 41 (1975)
Distribution: SE-Tanzania
25 TAN
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1959
species :
Celosia persicaria Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. 3: 4 (1902)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Celosia polygonoides Retz.; Obs. fasc. 2: 12 (1781)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Achyranthes corymbosa B.Heyne ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 6913 (1832)
= Amblogyna polygonoides (Retz.) Dalzell & Gibson; Bomb. Fl. 219 (1861)
= Euxolus polygonoides (Retz.) Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 248 (1859)
= Lophoxera polygonoides (Retz.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837)
species :
Celosia polystachya (Forssk.) Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 23 (1975)
Distribution: NE-Chad (Ennedi); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Kenya; Zambia; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, Tihama, W-Yemen)
24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN 26 ZAM 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Achyranthes polystachya Forssk.; Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 48 (1775)
= Celosia populifolia Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 239 (1849)
= Celosia populifolia var. artemisioides Mattei; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 170 (1908)
= Celosia populifolia var. pluriovulata Suess.; Kew Bull. 4: 476 (1949)
= Chamissoa populifolia Hochst. ex Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 239 (1849)
species :
Celosia pseudovirgata Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 57: 537 (1912)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 NGA 23 BIO CMN ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia bonnivairii var. lanceolata Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 76: 134 (1931)
species :
Celosia pulchella Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 238 (1885)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
species :
Celosia richardsiae C.C.Towns.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 38(2): 45 (1975)
Distribution: NE-Zambia
26 ZAM
Remarks: only known from type collected in 1957
species :
Celosia salicifolia Lopr.; Malpighia 14: 428 (1900)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Celosia schweinfurthiana Schinz; Bot. Jahrb. 21: 17 (1895), et Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C 172 (1895)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; ?Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Mozambique
23 RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia intermedia Hochst. ex Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 140 (1875)
= Celosia macrocarpa Volkens ex Lopr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 6 (1901)
= Celosia oblongocarpa Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 418 (1896)
= Celosia schweinfurthiana var. sansibariensis Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 9 (1902)
species :
Celosia staticodes Hiern; Cat. Welw. Afr. Pl. 1: 886 (1900)
Distribution: NW-Angola
26 ANG
species :
Celosia stuhlmanniana Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 419 (1896)
Distribution: E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; Uganda; W-Tanzania; NE-Zambia
23 RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 ZAM
species :
Celosia taitoensis Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 230 (1911)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Celosia trigyna L.; Mantissa Alt. 212 (1771)
Name: Woolflower
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Sao Tiago); Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Annobon Isl.; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; S-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Madagascar; Comores; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen); USA [I] (Florida [I])
21 CVI 22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO LBR MLI MTN NGA NGR SEN SIE TOG 23 ANN BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 29 COM MDG 35 OMA SAU YEM 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Achyranthes fasciculata Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.; Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 179 (1867), pro syn.
= Achyranthes paniculata Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 48 (1775)
= Celosia acroprosoides Hochst. ex Oliv.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 140 (1875)
= Celosia adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 211 (1850)
= Celosia caudata Vahl; Symb. Bot. 1: 21 (1790)
= Celosia digyna Suess.; Trans. Rhodes. Sci. Assoc. 43: 8 (1951)
= Celosia laxa Schumach. & Thonn.; Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 141 (1827)
= Celosia melanocarpos Poir.; Encyc. Suppl. 4: 318 (1816)
= Celosia minutiflora Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 277 (1897)
= Celosia semperflorens Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897, 277 (1897)
= Celosia trigyna subvar. brevifilamentosa Suess.
= Celosia trigyna subvar. convexa Suess.
= Celosia trigyna subvar. triangularis Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 75 (1951)
= Celosia trigyna var. adoensis Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 241 (1849)
= Celosia trigyna var. brevifilamentosa Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 75 (1951)
= Celosia trigyna var. convexa Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 75 (1951)
= Celosia trigyna var. fasciculiflora Fenzl ex Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 241 (1849)
= Celosia trigyna var. longistyla Suess.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 75 (1951)
= Celosia trigyna var. pauciflora Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 241 (1849)
= Celosia trigyna var. subdensiflora Moq.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 13(2): 241 (1849)
= Celosia triloba E.Mey. ex Meisn.; Hook. Lond. J. Bot. 2: 448 (1843)
= Lestibudesia trigyna (L.) R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland 414 (1810) ex Sweet, Hort. Suburb. Lond.: 48 (1818)
= Lophoxera caudata (Vahl) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837)
= Oplotheca decumbens Mart.; Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 13: 297 (1826)
species :
Celosia triuncinella Schinz; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 189 (1895)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Celosia vanderystii Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 76: 135 (1931)
Distribution: W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Celosia gracilenta Suess. & Overkott; Bot. Arch. 41: 74 (1940)
species :
Celosia virgata Jacq.; Coll. 2: 279 (1788)
Name: Albahaca
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Curacao; Colombia (Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nariño, Tolima, Valle); Venezuela (Aragua, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Sucre); Ecuador; Peru
79 MEX 80 COS HON NIC 81 CUB CUR HIS PUE 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Achyranthes virgata (Jacq.) Zeyh.; Verz. Samml. Gewaechs. Schwetzingen 11 (1818)
= Celosia virgata var. paniculata Suess.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 5 (1935)
= Lestibudesia virgata (Jacq.) Sweet; Hort. Suburb. Lond.: 48 (1818)
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