Iresine celosia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1291. 1759, nom. illeg.

["Habitat in America septentrionali."] Sp. Pl. 1: 206 (1753). RCN: 7426.

Replaced synonym: Celosia paniculata L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Reveal & Nicolson in Taxon 38: 504. 1989): Clayton 576 (BM-000051634).

Current name: Iresine rhizomatosa Standl. ( Amaranthaceae).

Note: A new name in Iresine for Celosia paniculata L. (1753), and therefore illegitimate (see Shinners in Taxon 11: 141. 1962).