C. AMARANTACE^E. 397 



Order C— AMARANTACE^). 



Tribe I. — Celosie/E. 

 *Celosia, Linn. 



argentea, Linn. 



var. cristata, Bcnth. — Cock's-comb. The native habitat 

 uncertain. 



Deeringia, R. Br. 



celosioides, R. Br. 

 altissima, F. v. M. 



Tribe II. — Amarante.e. 

 Amarantus, Linn. — Fruit a Utriculus. 



Section I. — Euaniarantus. 



paniculatus, Linn. — The foliage of this weed is sometimes 



seen variegated. 

 *spinosus, Linn.— -A troublesome weed. At the Mauritius the 



leaves and root are considered diuretic, and in India the 



root has been found of great service in the treatment of 



eczema (Dymock). 

 *caudatus, Linn. — Love-lies-bleeding. The native habitat 



uncertain, 

 leptostachyus. 

 pallidiflorus, F. v. M. 



Section II. — Enxolus. 



Mitchellii, Benth. 

 interruptus, R. Br. (Fig. 378.) 

 viridis, Linn. — Euxolus viridis, Moq. (Fig. 379.) 

 macrocarpus, Benth. 

 var. pallida, Benth. 



Ptilotus, R. Br. 



conicus, R. Br. 



corymbosus, R. Br. 



spicatus, F.v.M. (Fig. 380.) 



var. leianthus, Benth. 

 Murrayi, F. v. M. 

 latifolius, R. Br. 



Trichinium, R. Br. 



Series I. — Astrotricha. 



obovatum, Gaudich. 

 parviflorum, Lindl. 

 dissitiflorum, F. v. M. 



