Kalmar “genus” tana nufin nau’in harajin da ake amfani da shi a ilimin halitta don rarraba rukuni na halittu masu alaƙa waɗanda suke raba kakanni ɗaya. wanda ya hada da kusan nau'ikan 60 na ganye na shekara-shekara da na perennial. Waɗannan tsire-tsire an san su da launuka masu haske, furanni masu kama da harshen wuta waɗanda ke yin furanni masu yawa, masu kama da gungu. Kalmar “Celosia” ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci “kelos,” wanda ke nufin “ƙonawa,” dangane da launukan furanni.