Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze

 
  • Family : AMARANTHACEAE
    (Amaranth Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GARUNDI FAMILY (गरूण्डी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : AMARANTHACEAE
  • Basionym : Celosia cristata L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze
  • Common name : Plumose Cock's comb, Woolflower
  • Vernacular name : Kolijuttu (Kannada)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated in gardens
  • Key identification features : Inflorescence red, cock's comb-like, variously branched
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Native : Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Celosia argentea var. cristata. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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