Amaranthaceae
Celosia
Celosia globosa

Celosia globosa var. porphyrostachya C.C.Towns.

First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 38(2): 76 (1975)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is NE. DR Congo to Uganda. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Uganda, Zaïre

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.
  • Townsend, C.C. (1985). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Amaranthaceae: 1-136.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Eggeling, W.J. [Eg1416] Uganda K005475231 Yes
[Hansford] [S2288] Uganda K005475234 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2285] Uganda K005475232 Yes
Chandler, P. [1672] Uganda K005475233 Yes
Dummer, R.A. [4477] Uganda K005475235 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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