Details for: PI 649293, Celosia argentea L. var. argentea, CEN/IB/97/CEL 009


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
Top Name:
CEN/IB/97/CEL 009
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Received by NPGS:
22 Oct 1998
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Availability
FormQuantityNoteInventoryCart
Seed200 countPI 649293 04ncai01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
Top Name:
CEN/IB/97/CEL 009
Origin:
Collected – Oyo, Nigeria
Received by NPGS:
22 Oct 1998
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Collected
December 1997.
Oyo, Nigeria
Locality: National Institute for Horticultural Research, Idi-Ishin, Jericho, Ibadan.
Coordinates: 7.3833, 3.9000 (Map it)
Georeference protocol: Center of 3rd Order Admin Level
Environment description: Vegetable plot, forest-savannah transition.
Comment: Plants were growing in relative abundance. Bulk collection of several plants. Latitude and longitude are for Ibadan.
Collector(s):
Donated
22 October 1998.
Oyo, Nigeria

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
CEN/IB/97/CEL 009
Type: Institute identifier
Collection number.
CENRAD

Ames 25143
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Erect, sturdy herb, stem ribbed. Leaves broad with red patches, margin reddish. Inflorescence spicate with red tip.
Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
Genus:
Celosia
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Nomen number:

400407
Comment:
cultivated forms include Celosia argentea Spicata Group
Verified:
06/05/1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Celosia argentea f. spontanea (0 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. (22 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. cristata (L.) Kuntze (5 active accession[s])
Celosia argentea L. var. plumosa Voss (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Celosia spicata hort.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfeather cockscomb  1 
EnglishLagos-spinach  1Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Englishquail-grass  1Bose, R. B. 1976. The correct identity of 'cockscomb'. Bull. Bot. Surv. India 18:218.
Englishred-fox  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishred-spinach  1 
Englishsilver cockscomb  1 
Frenchcélosie argentée  2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
GermanSilber-Brandschopf  2 
Japanese Rōmajinogeitō  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Nigeria (Yoruba)shokoyokoto  2Badra, T. 1993. Lagos spinach. In: Williams, J. T., ed., Pulses and vegetables 131-163.
Transcribed Chineseqing xiang  2 
Transcribed Koreangaemaendeurami  2 
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 02 Sep 2004, from Celosia argentea L. to Celosia argentea L. var. argentea
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CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..08 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 649293 98ncao01 SDNot Available
PRODUCTIONHUNDRED SEED WEIGHTThe weight in grams of 100 seeds..09 NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNERPI 649293 04ncai01 SD