Article Nº 1118 Plant Vol. I · p. 641
Crista de galo (Amarantus caudalus)
Crista de galo (love-lies-bleeding, Amaranthus caudatus) is an amaranth grown in Funchal gardens and naturalised at Câmara de Lobos, native to tropical Africa and America. The name is also applied to Amaranthus paniculatus and Celosia cristata.
A plant of the family Amaranthaceae, cultivated in the gardens of Funchal and growing wild in Câmara de Lobos and other localities. It is native to tropical Africa and America, and has drooping scarlet spikes, the terminal one very long. The name crista de galo is also sometimes given to Amarantus paniculatus and Celosia cristata.
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