''Celosia argentea'' var. ''cristata''

Celosia argentea var. cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Amaranthaceae
Genus:Celosia
Species: C. argentea
Variety: C. a. var. cristata
Trinomial name
Celosia argentea var. cristata
Synonyms

Celosia argentea var. cristata, known as cockscomb, is the cristate or crested variety of the species Celosia argentea. It was likely originally native to India, where it was saved from extinction in cultivation by the religious significance and superstitions attached to the variety by Indian, Burmese, and Chinese gardeners who planted it near temples. The somatic chromosome number for the cristate variety is 2n = 36, while investigation of the typical species revealed a chromosome number of 2n = 72.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Plant Name Details for Celosia argentea var. cristata" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Plant Name Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Grant, William F. 1954. A cytological study of Celosia argentea, C. argentea var. cristata, and their hybrids. Botanical Gazette, 115(4): 323-336.


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