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Quail grass (Celosia argentea)

Dlium Quail grass (Celosia argentea)

Quail grass (Celosia argentea) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae, a shrub with erect stems, maroon or green in color, requiring full sun, widely used as ornamental plants and flowers by the distinctive form of erect spikes.

C. argentea has a strong stem with many branches from the lowest base to the apex to form a dense plant, but it opens and tapers upwards to a height of up to 1.5 meters, is maroon or green in color and the surface has vertical grooves.





Single leaf 5-15 cm long, base and tip pointed, oval or lance-shaped and strongly veined, a main vein linear and straight with several minor veins towards the sides and curved, slightly wavy margins, upper surface maroon or green.

Abundant flowers growing at the tips of branches above the leaves, sturdy, erect cylindrical, 2-15 cm long and depending on the cultivar, pointed tip, white on the underside and maroon on the top or one of these and often develop a silver sheen. Flowers are visited by bees, wasps, butterflies and the occasional hummingbird.

Quail grass produces tiny, shiny black seeds with a pink to white or cream hue that remain attractive even after the flowers have worn off and are often used as fresh or dried cut flowers.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Celosia L. in Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
Species: Celosia argentea L. in Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Amaranthus cristatus (L.) Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 7 (1790)
Amaranthus huttonii H.J.Veitch in Gard. Chron. 1872: 215 (1872)
Amaranthus purpureus Dodoens ex Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 279 (1914)
Amaranthus pyramidalis Noronha (1790)
Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 541 (1891)
Celosia argentea f. cristata (L.) Schinz in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 16c: 29 (1934)
Celosia argentea var. linearis E.Vilm. in Fl. Pleine Terre, ed. 2: 198 (1866)
Celosia argentea var. margaritacea (L.) Fr. & D.Müll. in Index Seminum (UPS, Upsaliensi) 1854: [2] (1855)
Celosia argentea var. mumbaiana M.R.Almeida in Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 210 (2003)
Celosia argentea var. plumosa (Barr & Sugden) Bakh.f
Celosia argentea var. vera Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 541 (1891)
Celosia aurea J.Dix in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 295 (1860)
Celosia castrensis L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 297 (1762)
Celosia cernua Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 680 (1820)
Celosia cernua Andrews in Bot. Repos. 10: t. 635 (1811)
Celosia coccinea L. (1762)
Celosia comosa Retz. in Observ. Bot. 6: 26 (1791)
Celosia cristata L. in Sp. Pl.: 205 (1753)
Celosia cristata var. castrensis (L.) Iamonico in Phytotaxa 90: 63 (2013)
Celosia cristata var. humilis Hassk. in Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 20 (1842)
Celosia debilis S.Moore in J. Bot. 54: 291 (1916)
Celosia huttonii Mast. in Gard. Chron. 1872: 215 (1872)
Celosia japonica Houtt. in Nat. Hist. 2(7): 702 (1777)
Celosia japonica Mart. in Pl. Hort. Erlang.: 70 (1814)
Celosia linearis Sweet ex Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 4: 714 (1885)
Celosia margaritacea L. (1762)
Celosia marylandica Retz. in Observ. Bot. 3: 27 (1783)
Celosia pallida Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 145 (1796)
Celosia plumosa Barr & Sugden in Nursery Cat. (Barr & Son) 1866(Autumn): 7 (1866)
Celosia purpurea J.St.-Hil. in Pl. France 1: 79 (1808)
Celosia pyramidalis Burm.f. in Fl. Indica: 62 (1768)
Celosia spicata Barr & Sugden (1866)
Celosia splendens Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 140 (1827)
Celosia stricta Hornem. in Suppl. Hort. Bot. Hafn.: 28 (1819)
Celosia swinhoei Hemsl. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 318 (1891)
Chamissoa margaritacea (L.) Schouw in Fortegn. Bot. Hav. Pl.: 123 (1847)
Chamissoa stricta (Hornem.) Schouw (1847)
Lophoxera comosa (Retz.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 42 (1837)
Lophoxera racemosa Raf. (1837)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Arabic: عرف الديك
Bengali: মিষ্টি মুরগা-ফুল Swet murgha-phul
Chinese (Simplified): 青葙, 鸡冠花
Chinese (Traditional): 雞冠花, 青葙
Czech: Nevadlec hřebenitý
Danish: sølvfjerdusk
Dutch: Hanenkam
English: Cockscomb, Plumed Cockscomb, Silver Cock's Comb, Quail Grass, Wheat Celosia
Estonian: Hõbe-mätashari
Filipino: Kindayohan
Finnish: Kukonharja
French: Célosie argentée, Amarante crête de coq
German: Silber-Brandschopf
Guangdong: 青葙
Gujarati: Lampadi
Hajong: Dhola soremul
Haryanvi: Sarvaali
Hindi: गरखा - जंगली मुर्गा - कुर्दु - मोरशिखा - सफ़ेद मुर्गा - सिलियारी भाजी - सिलमिली - सफ़ेद मुर्ग़ा - सरवरी - सुफैद मुर्ग़ा Garkha, Jangali murga, Kurdu, Morshikha, Safed murga, Siliyari bhaji, Silmili, Safed murgha, Sarwari, Sufaid murgha
Hong Kong: 青葙
Hungarian: Magyarparéj. Ezüst magyarparéj
Indonesia: Boroco, Jengger ayam
Japanese: ケイトウ - ノゲイトウ, 鶏頭
Kannada: Anne soppu, Kolijuttu, Hanne soppu, Khadakatira, Kolani, Mayura shike
Konkani: Kurdu
Korean: 개맨드라 - 청상자
Lithuanian: Sidabrinė celiozija
Macao: 青葙
Maharashtra: Marathi
Malayalam: Cheruchira, Kozhipoovu, Cheriya adakkaamaniyan, Cherucheera, Kozhipullu, Mayilooshika, Velutha adakkaamaniyan
Maluku: Wire, Kolak, Toko, Marerede, Sule-sule
Manipuri: Haorei angangba
Marathi: Kurdu
Mishing: Lasor, Mesor
Mizo: Zam-zo, Zo-ci
Mundari: Sirgiti ara
Nepali: भाले सर - चाँडे फूल - छोया फूल - सहस्त्रजारी - सरावरी साग - सेतो चाँडे - सिरौला Bhaale siru, Chaande phool, Choya phool, Sahastrajaree, Sarawaree Saag, Seto chaande, Siraulaa
Nusa Tenggara: Janggar siap, Ndae ana sina, Bunak manula larit
Nyishi: Sosa yanik
Odia: Nahanga saga
Oria: Lobanga, Sirali
Pahari: Choti phool
Palauan: Chesechilamalk
Polish: Celozja srebrzysta
Portuguese: Amaranto-africano, Crista de galo, Crista-plumosa
Punjabi: Salyara, Sarwali
Rabha: Bun Sorekukum
Rajasthani: Garkha, Garko, Imarti, Makhmal, Pilovan, Surli
Russian: Целозия серебристая
Sanskrit: Mayurashikha, Rudrajata, Vittunah, Pattura
Santali: Sirgit arak
Slovak: Plamenník striebristý
Spanish: Abanico, Cresta de gallo, Flor africana de terciopelo, Mano de León, Palma de Gallo, Pluma de gallo, cresta de gallo, arapa, mezanzafa, Mirabel
Sumatra: Celala, Banda ulu, Bunga tali
Sunda: Jawer hayam
Swedish: Celosia
Taiwan: 青葙
Tamil: மகிழிக்கீரை - பண்ணைக்கரை - பண்ணைப்பூ - காவர்-சுட்டு-ப்-பண்ணை - கோலி-க்-கொண்டை - மாகாளி-கே-கீரை - பண்ணை கீரை Makilikkeerai, Pannaikkerai, Pannaipoo, Cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, Koli-k-kontai, Makali-K-Kirai, Pannai keerai
Tangkhul: Haorie
Telugu: Gurugu aku, Gurugu, Panchechettu
Thai: หงอนไก่ไทย - หงอนไก่
Tibetan: Kadma-bhara
Tulu: Korikottu
Turkish: Horoz İbiği
Ukrainian: Півнячий гребінь сріблястий
United Kingdom: Cockscomb
Vietnam: Mao ga trang

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Lolot pepper ( Piper sarmentosum ) is a species of plant in Piperaceae, perennial herb, erect or lodging, creeping rhizome, up to 120 cm long, branched, enlarged branches, cylindrical stems, brown or green, often grooved, growing on the forest floor and shade. P. sarmentosum has leaf stalks up to 15 cm long, up to 13 cm wide, green, alternately arranged, heart-shaped, pointed tips and flat margins. The leaves have 5 main veins from the base of the blade, linear and slightly curved to the tip, glands on the upper surface and many fine pinnate veins. The upper side is shiny green, the lower side is pale green. The flowers are white. The fruit grows in the upper armpit of the leaf, is slightly oval and green. The leaves are used as a medicine for asthma, malaria, stomach ache, tinea versicolor, toothache, difficulty urinating, aches and pains, maintaining stamina, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and so on. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiosperma...

Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Cogon grass ( Imperata cylindrica ) is a species of plant in the Poaceae, an annual grass, sharp leaves, long and scaly shoots, creeping underground, white or purplish flowers, very adaptive and grows in all climates. I. cylindrica has sharply pointed shoot tips that emerge from the ground, up to 3 meters high, short stems, rising above the ground surface. Leaves are long ribbon-shaped, pointed tip, narrow base, up to 100 cm long, very rough and sharply serrated edges, long hairs at the base and wide veins. Inflorescences in panicles, up to 28 cm long, spikes long-haired and white to 1 cm. The seeds spread quickly with the wind or via rhizomes that quickly penetrate the soil. This species grows in tropical to subtropical areas, elevation up to 2000 meters, temperature 20-40C, rainfall 500-3500 mm/year, pH 4-7.5, lots of sunlight to a bit of shade. This plant dominates open land, former forests, dry rice fields, roadsides and so on. This plant contains mannitol, glucose, sacharose...