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Cosmos Cav.

This genus name was first published in Icon. i. 9. tt. 14, 79 (1791).  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000009452.

Literature

Statistics

Status Total %
■ synonym 66 58%
■ accepted 38 33%
■ unplaced 10 9%
Total 114

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Synonyms of Cosmos

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cosmos sect. Eucosmos Sherff – — wfo-1000043918
Cosmea Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 2250 (1803) wfo-4000009441
Cosmus Pers. – — wfo-4100000144

Species in Cosmos ( showing species 1 to 10 of 38)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cosmos atrosanguineus (Hook.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 485. 1894 wfo-0000021167
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens atrosanguinea (Hook.) Ortgies ex Regel Gartenflora 10: 406. 1861 [Dec 1861] wfo-0000039133
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos diversifolius var. atrosanguineus Hook. Bot. Mag. 87: t. 5227 (1861) wfo-0000056256
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens atrosanguinea var. atrosanguinea – wfo-0000057688
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens atrosanguineus (Hook.) Ortgies ex Regel Gartenflora 10: 406 (1861) wfo-0000071876
Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 1 1791 wfo-0000066682
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens lindleyi Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald : 307 (1856) wfo-0000002910
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos spectabilis Auct. Rev. Hort. 64: 372 (1892) wfo-0000008274
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Georgia bipinnata Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 611 (1826) wfo-0000012079
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon Lad. Fl. Gard. Orn. Ann. : 185 (1840) wfo-0000023008
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea bipinnata (Cav.) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 3: 2250 (1803) wfo-0000026332
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens formosa (Bonato) Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald : 307 (1856) wfo-0000026982
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coreopsis formosa Bonato Memoria 2. ; ex Pritz. Ic. Ind. i. 301. wfo-0000035760
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Dahlia repens Hartw. ex Benth. Pl. Hartw. 40. 1839. wfo-0000046261
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos hybridus Goldring – wfo-0000050078
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos spectabilis Carrière – wfo-0000050600
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos spectabilis var. alba Carr. – wfo-0000053390
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea tenifolia (Lindl.) Lindl. ex Heynhold – wfo-0000054642
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos tenuifolius (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 2007 (1837) wfo-0000054890
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos bipinnatus var. bipinnatus – wfo-0000056528
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coreopsis formosa Bonato ex Pritz. Icon. Bot. Index 1: 301 (1854) wfo-0000056550
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos spectabilis var. rosea Carr. – wfo-0000058514
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) J.W.Loudon Lad. Fl. Gard. Orn. Ann. : 185 (1840) wfo-0000061751
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos bipinnatus var. albiflorus Sprenger Bull. R. Soc. Tosc. Ort 15: 356. 1890 wfo-0000065602
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos hybridus Auct. Gard. & Forest. 1: 474 (1888) wfo-0000066171
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Dahlia zimapani Roezl ex Ortgies Gartenflora x. 406 (1861) wfo-0000070149
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos reptans Benth. Pl. Hartw. : 40 (1840) wfo-0000070236
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos bipinnatus var. exaristatus DC. Prodr. 5: 606 (1836) wfo-0000090246
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens bipinnata Baill. Hist. Pl. 8: 50 (1882) wfo-0000134770
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos tenuifolia (Lindl. ex DC.) Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 2007 (1837) wfo-0000135241
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos formosa Bonato – wfo-0000138223
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos bipinnatus var. typicus Sherff Brittonia 6: 341 (1948) wfo-0001382203
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos diversifolius var. pumilus Sherff Bot. Gaz. 88: 305 (1929) wfo-0001382204
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos diversifolius var. typicus Sherff Brittonia 6: 342 (1948) wfo-0001382205
Cosmos carvifolius Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur : 117 (1845) wfo-0000121318
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens carvifolia Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald 7-8: 308 (1856) wfo-0000017578
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens seemannii Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald 7-8: 307 (1856) wfo-0000133829
Cosmos caudatus Kunth Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 4 1820 wfo-0000137673
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens caudata Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald 7-8: 308 (1856) wfo-0000000484
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea caudata Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 615 (1826) wfo-0000022696
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos caudatus var. caudatus – wfo-0000050813
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos caudatus var. exaristatus Sherff Brittonia 16: 66 (1964) wfo-0000102808
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens artemisiifolia var. rubra Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 321 (1891) wfo-0000110587
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens artemisiifolia subsp. caudata (Kunth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 321 (1891) wfo-0000113023
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens berteroana Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 454 (1826) wfo-0000133070
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens carnea Heer Index Seminum (Z, Turicensis) (1842). wfo-0000136008
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos pacificus var. chiapensis Melchert Phytologia 69: 214. 1990 wfo-0001410142
Cosmos concolor Sherff Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 434 (1932) wfo-0000026159
Cosmos crithmifolius Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(17): 190 (ed. fol.) (1818) wfo-0000122977
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Coreopsis verticellata Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 147. 1890. wfo-0000039330
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea crithmifolia Spreng. Syst. Veg. 3: 615 (1826) wfo-0000078840
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens valladolidensis Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald 7-8: 308 (1856) wfo-0000083424
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens sartorii Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald 7-8: 307 (1856) wfo-0000091841
Cosmos deficiens (Sherff) Melchert Phytologia 69: 190 (1990) wfo-0000069549
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos diversifolius var. deficiens Sherff Brittonia 16: 65 (1964) wfo-0000112676
Cosmos diversifolius Otto Fl. Cab. 2: 3 (1838) wfo-0000085354
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens diversifolia Sch.Bip. Bot. Voy. Herald 7-8: 308 (1856) wfo-0000031698
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmea diversifolia Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. : 163 (1846) wfo-0000084693
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos diversifolius var. dahlioides (S.Watson) Melchert Phytologia 69: 189 (1990) wfo-0000094089
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Cosmos diversifolius var. diversifolius – wfo-0000103035
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Bidens dahlioides S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 142 (1891) wfo-0000132936
Cosmos herzogii Sherff Bot. Gaz. 96: 148 (1934) wfo-0000124429
Cosmos intercedens Sherff Brittonia 16: 69 (1964) wfo-0000010633
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 10 of 19)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cosmos:

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cosmos atrosanguineus (Ortg.) Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 485. 1894 wfo-0000124160
Cosmos atrosanguineus Stapf Bot. Mag. 153: sub t. 9180, in obs. 1929 wfo-0000125959
Cosmos dissecta S.Watson – — wfo-0000133002
Cosmos hybridus hort. ex Gard. and For. 1: 474. 1888 wfo-0000034001
Cosmos peucedanthifolius Wedd. – — wfo-0000036560
Cosmos pseudoperfoliatus Art.Castro, M.Harker & Aarón Rodr. Phytotaxa 146(2): 38 (2013) wfo-0001337694
Cosmos ramirezianus Art.Castro, M.Harker & Aarón Rodr. Phytotaxa 146(2): 40 (2013) wfo-0001337695
Cosmos roseus Mart. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 426 (1840) wfo-0000107273
Cosmos scabiosoides f. typicus Sherff Brittonia 6: 342 (1948) wfo-0001322106
Cosmos scabiosoides var. typicus Sherff Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 436 (1932) wfo-0001382208