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Celosia argentea L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 205 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000593019.

Synonyms of Celosia argentea L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 29. 1934 wfo-0000508707
Amaranthus cristatus Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 7. 1790 wfo-0000530165
Amaranthus huttonii Hort.Veitch. Gard. Chron. 1872: 215 (1872) wfo-0000530250
Amaranthus pyramidalis Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 7. 1790 wfo-0000530440
Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 541 (1891) wfo-0000593020
Celosia aurea T.Moore Fl. Mag. (London) 1: t. 47 (1861) wfo-0000593023
Celosia castrensis L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 297 (1762) wfo-0000593037
Celosia cernua Roxb. Fl. Ind. 1: 680 (1820) wfo-0000593041
Celosia coccinea L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 297 (1762) wfo-0000593045
Celosia comosa Retz. Observ. Bot. 6: 26 (1791) wfo-0000593046
Celosia cristata L. Sp. Pl. : 205 (1753) wfo-0000593051
Celosia debilis S.Moore J. Bot. 54: 291 (1916) wfo-0000593054
Celosia huttonii Mast. Gard. Chron. 1872: 215 (1872) wfo-0000593089
Celosia japonica Houtt. Nat. Hist. 2(7): 702 (1777) wfo-0000593095
Celosia japonica Mart. Pl. Hort. Erlang. : 70 (1814) wfo-0000593096
Celosia linearis Sweet ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 4(12): 714. 1885 [Aug 1885] wfo-0000593106
Celosia margaritacea L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 297 (1762) wfo-0000593114
Celosia marylandica Retz. Observ. Bot. 3: 27 (1783) wfo-0000593116
Celosia pallida Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 145 (1796) wfo-0000593138
Celosia plumosa hort. ex Burvenich Nursery Cat. (Barr & Son) 1866(Autumn): 7 (1866) wfo-0000593157
Celosia purpurea J.St.-Hil. Pl. France 1: 79 (1808) wfo-0000593171
Celosia purpurea St.Hil. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 315, 316. 1840 wfo-0000593172
Celosia pyramidalis Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 62 (1768) wfo-0000593173
Celosia splendens Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 140 (1827) wfo-0000593194
Celosia swinhoei Hemsl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 318 (1891) wfo-0000593201
Chamissoa margaritacea (L.) Schouw Fortegn. Bot. Hav. Pl. : 123 (1847) wfo-0000599794
Amaranthus purpureus Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Nat. 3: 279 1914 wfo-0001046107
Celosia argentea f. argentea wfo-0001046225
Celosia argentea var. argentea wfo-0001046254