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Celosia isertii
Celosia isertii
- Botanic Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Author
- C.C. Townsend
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Senegal
- S. Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Gambia
Natural Habitats
- Forest edge
- waterside
- disturbed areas
- Used as condiments & flavouring in food
- medicinal uses
Flowering Times
Fruiting Times
Perennial herb becoming woody at base & scrambling to 4 metres, with axillary & termial inflorescences of white flowers, fruit a capsule to 4mm long
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