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Celosia (cockscomb)

Taxonomy
Celosia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Celosia argentea.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Celosia Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusCelosia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Celosia Linnaeus 1753 [cockscomb]
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Celosia argentea Linnaeus 1753
Celosia cristata Linnaeus 1753
Celosia lanata Linnaeus 1753
Celosia nodiflora Linnaeus 1753
Celosia paniculata Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Tanzania Celosia trigyna (22335)