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Fabaceae

Cock's comb

Templetonia retusa (Vent.) R.Br.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Templetonia

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Cock's comb: Templetonia retusa (cultivated, labelled) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
彗豆, 凹叶珊瑚豆
English
Cock's comb, Cockies tongue, Cocky's tongues, Coral bush

Synonyms

  • Rafnia retusa Vent.
  • Templetonia glauca Sims
  • Templetonia retusa var. angustifolia Regel

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.