Celosia spicata

Celosia spicata (figs. C-F)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Celosia
Species: Celosia spicata

Varietates: C. s. var. holostachya – C. s. var. spicata

Name

Celosia spicata (Thouars) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 815. (1824)

• Type: Madagascar. Du Petit-Thouars L.M.A.. Holotype: P P00086373; Isotype: P00086374.

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as synonym of Deeringia spicata by Govaerts 2019.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lestibudesia spicata Thouars, Hist. Veg. Iles Austr. Afr. t. 16. (1806)
• Homotypic
  • Deeringia spicata (Thouars) Schinz, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 27. (1934)
  • Lagrezia spicata (Thouars) Schinz, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 16c: 35. (1934)
• Heterotypic
  • Celosia baronii Cavaco, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. sér. 2, 24: 577. (1953)
  • Deeringia holostachya Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 342. (1890)
    • Type: Madagascar. Baron R. #5857. Isotype: P00086372.

Homonyms

• Celosia spicata André ex Moq., DC. Prod. 13(2): 143. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocxean Aldabra, Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1824 ('1825'). Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. I: Classis 1–5. 992 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. : 815
• du Petit-Thouars, A. 1805–1806. Histoire des Végétaux Recueillis dans les Isles Australes d'Afrique. Partie 1. Paris: Levrault, Schoell. BHL, Gallica Reference page. : t. 16, 53

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Celosia spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Celosia spicata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Celosia spicata. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 30 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Celosia spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul. 2019.

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