Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Celosia

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Nomen number:

101551

Place of publication:

Revis. gen. pl. 2:541. 1891

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3963

Comment:

[or C. argentea Cristata Group]

Verified:

11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Celosia argentea L. (0 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea (0 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. plumosa Voss (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Celosia cristata L.

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Reference(s)

Bose, R. B. 1976. The correct identity of 'cockscomb'. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 18:218-219. Note: = Celosia cristata L.
Demilly, D. et al. 1996. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 6. Note: GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
El-Hadidi, M. N. & M. S. Abdallah. 1980-. Flora of Egypt.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Celosia cristata L.
Foster, S. 1993. Herbal renaissance: growing, using and understanding herbs in the modern world.
Grant, W. F. 1962. Speciation and nomenclature in the genus Celosia. Canad. J. Bot. 40:1361. Note: = Celosia cristata L.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Celosia cristata L.
Khoshoo, T. N. & M. Pal. 1973. The probable origin and relationships of the garden cockscomb. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 66:138. Note: a tetraploid form of Celosia argentea, discovered in India, supports the origin of cultivated tetraploid cockscomb (i.e. C. cristata) from the usually octoploid and weedy C. argentea
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: = Celosia cristata L.
Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: = Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: = Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Celosia cristata L.

Common names

English
cockscomb –
French
amarante crête de coq –
célosie crête de coq –
German
Hahnenkamm –
Japanese Rōmaji
keito –
Portuguese
celósia-branca –
crista-de-galo –
Spanish
borlón –
cresta de gallo –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated					cult. worldwide

Cultivated (cult. worldwide)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicines	folklore	fide S. Foster, Herbal Renaissance, Peregrine Smith Books. 1993; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Taxon: Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze (Celosia argentea Cristata Group)