Celosia margaritacea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 297. 1762.

"Habitat in America." RCN: 1662.

Type not designated.

Original material: Herb. Linn. No. 288.1 (LINN); [icon] in Martyn, Hist. Pl. Rar.: 7, t. 7. 1728.

Current name: Celosia argentea L. ( Amaranthaceae).