Garg ji and Satish ji The third link above confirms what I was trying to point out. var. cristata has inflorescence like cockscomb or brain, var. plumosa yellow or red has plume (feather like) inflorescence.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:12 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > A reply: > > "I think they are already identified sir. > http://www.mobot.org/gardinghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A571 > *Celosia argentea var. cristata is currently divided into four different > groups: (1) Plumosa Group, (2) Cristata Group (see B728 herein), (3) > Childsii Group and (4) Spicata Group. > *http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=19&mid=27045&new > = > it mentions yellow var. as "emperor' > also see > http://www.calyxflowers.com/Floral-Library/Content/Cockscomb.aspx > Regards > Satish Pardeshi" > > On 11 March 2010 14:07, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. >> >> Earlier relevant feedback: >> >> “Bhatt ji they are Celosia varieties as rightly stated by Sibdas ji >> >> *the red one being Celosia argentea L. f. var. cristata (L.) O. Ktze. >> the yellow one being Celosia argentea L. f. var. aurea Voight* >> >> these were displayed during the flower show in Mumbai last week. i ill >> post the link later once i upload all the pic on picasa or other >> portal.” from Satish Pardeshi ji. >> >> >> >> “Satish Ji >> >> *To my mind both should be var. plumosa,* *but if you think yellow one >> should be var. aurea, then red one should be var. plumosa.* Cocks comb, >> var cristata is different with condensed crown like inflorescence. >> >> >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cockscomb%20Plumed.html >> >> >> http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cockscomb%20Crested.html >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh” >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> >> Date: 17 February 2010 21:58 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:27890] Celosia >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> Two horticultural vars. of Celosia >> Photo taken on 29th Jan 2010- From Flower Show at EDen gardens Kolkata, >> Organized by the Forest Depat. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, >> Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix >> >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- Efloraofindia: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
