Amaranthaceae
Celosia

Celosia leptostachya Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 491 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is an annual or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Lachenaud, O. & al. (2018). Novitates Gabunensis 88. Plant ecology and evolution 151: 393-422.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 23.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Burgt, X.M., van der [889] Cameroon K000580442 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [10354] Cameroon K000051112 No
Jan 1, 1998 Watts, J. [1147] Cameroon K000011854 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5176] Cameroon K000086518 No
Oct 1, 1971 Brunt, M.A. [1213] Cameroon K000025547 No
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6877] Cameroon K000025549 No
Deighton, F.C. [4930] Sierra Leone K005209359 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [2007] Nigeria K005209373 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI67530] Nigeria K005209379 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [1253] Nigeria K005209374 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15266] Nigeria K005209377 Yes
Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholtz, J.E.H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [2091] Togo K005209372 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1736] Sierra Leone K005209361 Yes
de Koning. J. [4688] Cote d'Ivoire K005209356 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC9649] Ghana K005209370 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Holié, J.L.; Cherif, P. [7774] Guinea K005209357 Yes
Morton; Gledhill [SL291] Sierra Leone K005209358 Yes
Wit, P.; Gbile, Z.O. [881] Nigeria K005209378 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [1253] Nigeria K005209375 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [FHI34230] Nigeria K005209382 Yes
Cheek, M. [10856] Cameroon K001518050 Yes
P.D.A. [007] Cameroon K001400122 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [2805] Cote d'Ivoire K005209365 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [1286] Sierra Leone K005209362 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [376] Sierra Leone K005209360 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [s.n.] Nigeria K005209383 Yes
Hall; Enti [GC38832] Ghana K005209368 Yes
Sharjand [961] Nigeria K005209381 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20729] Liberia K005209363 Yes
Jenik; Hall [CC1019] Ghana K005209367 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A.; Okafor, J.C. [FHI31533] Nigeria K005209376 Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [3203] Cote d'Ivoire K005209366 Yes
Hall, J.B. [1627] Ghana K005209369 Yes
Ekwuno, P.O. [9] Nigeria K005209380 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [13510] Cote d'Ivoire K005209364 Yes
Ern, H.; Leuenberger, B.; Scholz, H.; Scholz, U.; Schwarz, W. [2091] Togo K005209371 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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