- Family:
- Amaranthaceae Juss.
Celosia L.
[FZ]
Amaranthaceae, C. C. Townsend. Flora Zambesiaca 9:1. 1988
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs, occasionally rather woody at the base, occasionally scandent.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, simple, entire or somewhat lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers bibracteolate, in spikes or more generally dense to lax terminal and axillary bracteate thyrses (the uppermost frequently forming a panicle), lateral cymes lax to dense and forming lateral clusters and the inflorescence then spiciform.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth segments 5, free, all more or less equal.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium
- Stamens 5, the filaments fused below into a short cup, the free portions deltoid below and narrow above or more or less swollen below; pseudostaminodes absent but minute blunt intermediate teeth occasionally found; anthers bilocular.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary with few to numerous ovules (one or two species occasionally with solitary ovules in some ovaries); style distinct and elongate to almost obsolete; stigmas 2–3, circular to filiform.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule circumcissile, sometimes thickened at the apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds black, usually strongly compressed and shining, subcircular, feebly to strongly reticulate, grooved, punctate or tuberculate; endosperm present.
[FTEA]
Amaranthaceae, C.C. Townsend. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1985
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes rather woody at the base, occasionally scandent
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, simple, entire or somewhat lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers small, bibracteolate, hermaphrodite, in spikes or more generally dense to lax axillary and terminal bracteate thyrses (the uppermost frequently forming a panicle), lateral cymes lax to dense and forming sessile clusters, the inflorescence then spiciform
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
- Perianth-segments 5, free, equal
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5, the filaments fused below into a short sheath, the free portions deltoid below and filiform above; anthers bilocular
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary with few-many (rarely solitary) ovules; style elongate to almost obsolete; stigmas usually 2–3
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule circumscissile, sometimes thickened above
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds black, usually strongly compressed and shining, roundish, feebly to strongly reticulate, grooved or tuberculate.
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or perennial herbs, occasionally scandent, sometimes woody about the base
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves alternate, entire or lobed
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers in axillary or terminal dense or lax thyrses or spikes, bracteate, the terminal often forming a panicle
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
- Tepals 5, free, all ± similar
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5, filaments fused at the base or up to about the middle with the free part deltoid below and filiform above, rarely with small blunt teeth between
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary (1–)2–many-ovulate; style elongate to almost obsolete, stigmas (1–)2–3(–4)
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule circumscissile
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds black, compressed, shining, testa variably sculptured (in the Somali species only faintly reticulate).
- Distribution
- About 50 species in the tropics and subtropics of both Old and New Worlds.
Native to:
Angola, Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, California, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Connecticut, Cook Is., Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Fiji, Galápagos, Hainan, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Louisiana, Malaya, Maldives, Manchuria, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Missouri, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, Ohio, Pakistan, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Qinghai, Queensland, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Réunion, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Carolina, South China Sea, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Turkmenistan, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, West Virginia, Xinjiang
- Celosia angustifolia Schinz
- Celosia anthelminthica Asch.
- Celosia argentea L.
- Celosia bakeri C.C.Towns.
- Celosia baronii Cavaco
- Celosia benguellensis C.C.Towns.
- Celosia bonnivairii Schinz
- Celosia brasiliensis Moq.
- Celosia brevispicata C.C.Towns.
- Celosia chenopodiifolia Baker
- Celosia chiapensis Brandegee
- Celosia corymbifera Didr.
- Celosia elegantissima Hauman
- Celosia expansifila C.C.Towns.
- Celosia fadenorum C.C.Towns.
- Celosia floribunda A.Gray
- Celosia globosa Schinz
- Celosia grandifolia Moq.
- Celosia hastata Lopr.
- Celosia humbertiana Cavaco
- Celosia isertii C.C.Towns.
- Celosia leptostachya Benth.
- Celosia loandensis Baker
- Celosia longifolia Mart.
- Celosia moquinii Guill. ex Moq.
- Celosia nervosa C.C.Towns.
- Celosia nitida Vahl
- Celosia orcuttii Greenm.
- Celosia palmeri S.Watson
- Celosia pandurata Baker
- Celosia patentiloba C.C.Towns.
- Celosia persicaria Schinz
- Celosia polygonoides Retz.
- Celosia polystachya (Forssk.) C.C.Towns.
- Celosia pseudovirgata Schinz
- Celosia pulchella Moq.
- Celosia richardsiae C.C.Towns.
- Celosia salicifolia Lopr.
- Celosia schweinfurthiana Schinz
- Celosia staticodes Hiern
- Celosia stuhlmanniana Schinz
- Celosia taitoensis Hayata
- Celosia trigyna L.
- Celosia triuncinella Schinz
- Celosia vanderystii Schinz
- Celosia virgata Jacq.
Celosia L. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custódio Filho, A. [s.n.], Brazil | K001207035 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Cao, R. (eds.) in Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Schinz in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 16C: 29 (1934).
- —F.T.A. 6, 1: 16
Flora Zambesiaca
- Sp. Pl. 1: 205 (1753)
- Townsend, The genus Celosia (Subgenus Celosia) in tropical Africa, Hook. Ic. Pl. 38, 2: 1–123 (1975).
- in Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 96 (1754).
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. C. Townsend [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
- Townsend in Hook. Ic. Pl. 38(2): 1–123 (1975).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- C.C. Townsend in Hook., Ic. Pl. 38(2) (1975)
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 96 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
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Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Somalia
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China
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