Celosia

Also known as cockscomb

Celosia ( ) is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Its species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombs. The plants are well known in East Africa's highlands and are used under their Swahili name, .

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Celosia is a genus of plants within the family Amaranthaceae. It belongs to the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is accepted in taxonomic records and is also referred to by the common names chi kuan hua and sølvamarantslekta.

Records for this genus are documented across several countries, including Mexico, South Africa, the Philippines, the United States, and Sudan. Specimens have been collected by institutions such as INECOL, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, MEL, BRIT, and CM. The genus is the subject of 221 PubMed entries and has 30,490 occurrence records in the GBIF database.

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Species

sølvamarantslekta

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae

Native toAngola, Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon

Observations recorded30,490

Common Name: chi kuan hua

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 519
With media: 263
Family: Amaranthaceae
Collections: INECOL, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, MEL, BRIT, CM, HEND
Recorded in: Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, United States, Sudan, Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia

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