Amaranthaceae
Celosia

Celosia globosa Schinz

First published in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 76: 137 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Uganda. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1985). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Amaranthaceae: 1-136.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [569] Cameroon K000518875 No
Cheek, M.; Okon; Gosline [10692] Cameroon K001518130 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D458] Uganda K005475230 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [204] Uganda K005475228 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P1747] Uganda K005475229 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [869] Uganda K005475226 Yes
Sheil, D. [1305] Uganda K005475224 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Katende, A.; Muhanguzi, H.; Nkuutu, D. [627] Uganda K005475225 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [Lye3804] Uganda K005475227 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0