Celosia moquinii

Description

Chamissoa is a genus of flowering plants in the Amaranthaceae family of the Caryophyllales order. The genus was named in honor of 19th century botanist Adelbert von Chamisso, by Carl Sigismund Kunth. Its native to North and South America.This genus is sometimes included in the Chenopodiaceae family. Celosia /siːˈloʊʃiə/ is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word κήλεος (kḗleos), meaning "burning," and refers to the flame-like flower heads. Species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombsThe plants are well known in East Africa’s highlands and are used under their Swahili name, mfungu.