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Celosia trigyna

Botanic Family

Amaranthaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Congo (DR)
• Congo (R)
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritraea
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Apr

Straggling glabrous or nearly glabrous herb with leaves to 125mm long white beneath. Cymes forming panicles to 300mm long, white or pale pink flowers. Greenish-red capsule.

Further References

• Aluka
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• FOL