Alternate possible identification:
Celosia argentea 'Spicata' / Flamingo Purple
(see: http://www.macore.com/gu/01323951.htm)
1. Genus Species: Celosia Argentea Spicata
2. Family: Amaranthaceae
3. Chuukese name:
4. English name: Flamingo Purple
5. Kosraean name:
6. Pohnpeian name:
7. Yapese name:
8. Growth form: shrub
9. Growth location: terrestrial
10. Growth environment: anywhere on land
11. Growth zone: Tropical
12. Average height: 5 ft.
13. Stem: purplish, leaf scar, no presence of hairs
14. Leaf arrangement: whorled
15. Stipule: none
16. Petioles: 1-2 cm.
17. Leaf blade: dark purple, lanceolate, simple, pinnate
18. Inflorescence: no presence of hair
19. Floral bracts: none
20. Flower: male
21. Calyx: none
22. Corolla: none
23. Stamens: countless, color varying from light pink to dark purple
24. Ovary: none
25. Style: none
26. Fruit: none
27. Seed: none
28. Anything else: The plant remains dark purple when in the shade, and when it's in contact with the sun most of the time, the color changes from dark purple to light purplish pink.
29. Cultural use: none so far
Identified by: Kirsten Llamas
Fairchild Tropical Garden
Florida International University
www.ftg.fiu.edu