Celosia/ja

Celosia/ja
Celosia spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Amaranthoideae
Genus:	Celosia L.

Celosia (/siːˈloʊʃiə/ see-LOH-shee-ə) is a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Its species are commonly known as woolflowers, or, if the flower heads are crested by fasciation, cockscombs. The plants are well known in East Africa's highlands and are used under their Swahili name, mfungu.

Taxonomy

The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word κήλεος (kḗleos), meaning "burning", and refers to the colourful flame-like flower heads.

Uses

As a garden plant

The plant is an annual. Seed production in these species can be very high, 200–700 kg per hectare. One ounce of seed may contain up to 43,000 seeds. One thousand seeds can weigh 1.0–1.2 grams. Depending upon the location and fertility of the soil, blossoms can last 8–10 weeks.

C. argentea and C. cristata are common garden ornamental plants.

As food

Celosia argentea var. argentea or Lagos spinach (a.k.a. quail grass, soko, celosia, feather cockscomb) is a broadleaf annual leaf vegetable. It grows widespread across Mexico, where it is known as "velvet flower", northern South America, tropical Africa, the West Indies, South, East and Southeast Asia where it is grown as a native or naturalized wildflower, and is cultivated as a nutritious leafy green vegetable. It is traditional fare in the countries of Central and West Africa, and is one of the leading leafy green vegetables in Nigeria, where it is known as "soko yokoto", meaning "make husbands fat and happy". In Spain it is known as "Rooster comb" because of its appearance.

As a grain, Celosia is a pseudo-cereal, not a true cereal.

These leaves, young stems and young inflorescences are used for stew, as they soften up readily in cooking. The leaves also have a soft texture and a mild spinach-like taste.

Flower of Celosia cristata

Woolflower or cockscomb—Celosia plumosa

Cultivation

Silver cockscomb Celosia argentea in Tirunelveli, India

Despite its African origin (a claim that is not without dispute), Celosia is known as a foodstuff in Indonesia and India. Moreover, in the future it might become more widely eaten, especially in the hot and malnourished regions of the equatorial zone. In that regard, it has already been hailed as the often-wished-for vegetable that "grows like a weed without demanding all the tender loving care that other vegetables seem to need"; one person said of his time growing it as this: "Every place I have tried it, it grows with no work. We have had no disease problems and very little insect damage. It reseeds itself abundantly and new plants have come up in the immediate vicinity."

Works well in humid areas and is the most-used leafy plant in Nigeria. It grows in the wet season and grows well while other plants succumb to mold and other diseases like mildew. Though a very simple plant, Celosia does need moderate soil moisture.

文化的象徴

ケイトウ属は、セブ（フィリピン）において重要な文化的象徴としても認識されている。セブ市地方政府は、シヌログ財団法人（SFI）とともに、毎年1月の第3日曜日にサント・ニーニョを讃えて開催されるフィリピン最大の祭りであるシヌログ祭りの公式の花としてケイトウを宣言した。この動きの理由は、花の色が主に赤と黄色であり、幼子イエスのマント、王冠、その他の王室の象徴の色に似ているためであった。ノゲイトウの花は、セブ市シラオ村にあるシラオガーデンで今も季節ごとに栽培されている。

選択された種

• ケイトウ L.
  • Celosia argentea var. cristata (以前は Celosia cristata)
• セロシア フロリブンダ A. Gray
• セロシア イゼルティ C.C.Towns.
• セロシア レプトスタキア Benth.
• セロシア ニティダ Vahl
• セロシア オドラータ T.Cooke
• セロシア パルメリー S.Watson
• セロシア スピカータ L.
• セロシア トリギナ L.
• セロシア ヴィルガータ Jacq.
• セロシア ホワイティ W.F.Grant

以前ここに置かれていたもの

• Chamissoa altissima (Jacq.) Kunth (C. tomentosa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.として)
• Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr. (C. baccata Retz.として)
• Deeringia polysperma (Roxb.) Moq. (C. polysperma Roxb.として)
• Iresine diffusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (C. paniculata L.として)

画像

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  ケイトウ。和名はイエロー・トレアドール。
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  赤いケイトウ
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  赤いケイトウのクローズアップ
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  ケイトウの花
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  ノゲイトウ
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  ケイトウ(Celosia cristata)
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  ハゲイトウと昆虫
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  ケイトウ(Celosia cristata)

外部リンク

• Media related to Celosia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Celosia at Wikispecies