Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 205 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India?"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Additions to the Queensland Flora by Dr. Lucas. The Victorian Naturalist 2(6): 76 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Plants Collected in Capricornic Western Australia, by H.S. King Esq: 3 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 49 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 541 [basionym]

basionym of: Celosia argentea var. cristata (L.) Kuntze legitimate

Backer, C.A. (December 1949), Amaranthaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2): 73 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Celosia argentea L. legitimate

Iamonico, D. & Jarvis, C.E. (2012), Lectotypification of Linnaean names in the genus Celosia L. (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 61(5): 1102 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (designated here): Herb. Clifford: 43, Celosia 2 B (BM000557864).

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Celosia aristata F.Muell. orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Celosia argentea L. legitimate

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