*Celosia argentea* L. [image: Celosia argentea L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75617376>
*se-LO-see-uh* or *kay-LO-see-uh* -- from the Greek *kelos* (dry, burnt) - referring to its color ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Celosia> *ar-JEN-tee-uh* -- silvery ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=argentea> *commonly known as*: flamingo feathers, quail grass, silver cockscomb, wheat celosia, white cockscomb • *Assamese*: কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba • *Bengali*: শ্বেত মুরগাফুল swet murgha-phul • *Dimasa*: khimsa-gajau • *Dogri*: मुर्गे दा कलगा murge da kalga • *Garo*: dogingmat • *Gujarati*: લાલમુર્ગા lalmurga, લાંપડી lampadi, મખમલી makhmali, મોરશીખા morshikha • *Hajong*: dhola soremul • *Haryanvi*: सरवाली sarvaali • *Hindi*: गरखा garkha, जंगली मुर्गा jangali murga, जटाधारी jata-dhari, कुरडू kurdu, लोचन मस्तक lochan-mastak, मयूर चूड़ा mayur-chuda, मोरशिखा morshikha, फलिनी phalini, सफेद मुर्गा safed murga, सिलियारी भाजी siliyari bhaji, सिलमिली silmili • *Kannada*: ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು anne soppu, ದೀಪಕ deepaka, ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hanne soppu, ಖಡಕತಿರಾ khadakatira, ಕೋಲಾಣಿ kolani, ಮಯೂರ ಶಿಖೆ mayura shike • *Kashmiri*: मवल mawal • *Konkani*: कूरडू kurdu, वेलूड velud • *Malayalam*: ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് kozhipullu, മയിലോശിക mayilooshika, ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan • *Manipuri*: ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ haorei angangba • *Marathi*: कुरडू kurdu, मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha • *Mishing*: লাচৰ lasor, মেচৰ mesor • *Mizo*: zam-zo, zo-ci • *Mundari*: sirgiti ara • *Nepali*: भाले सिरु bhaale siru, चाँदे फूल chaande phool, चोया फूल choya phool, सहस्त्रजरी sahastrajaree, सरवरी साग sarawaree saag, सेतो चाँदे seto chaande, सिरौला siraulaa • *Nyishi*: sosa yanik • *Odia*: ଇଶରଜଟା isarajata, କାରବୀ karabi, ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia, ମୟୂର ଶିଖା mayura shikha, ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ nahanga saga, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରଭି surabhi • *Pahari*: चोटी फूल choti phool • *Punjabi*: ਸਲਯਾਰਾ salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ sarwali, ਤਾਜਾ ਖੋਰੋਸ taja khoros • *Rabha*: bun sorekukum, sore-kukum, to-kukung • *Rajasthani*: गर्खा garkha, गारको garko, इमर्ती imarti, मखमल makhmal, पिलोवन pilovan, सुरली surli • *Sanskrit*: बर्हिचूडा barhichuda, दीप्य dipya, दीप्यक dipyaka, कारवी karavi, खराश्वा kharashva, क्षुद्रशीर्ष kshudrashirsha, लोचमर्कट lochamarkata, लोचमस्तक lochamastaka, मयूरचूडा mayurachuda, मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, प्रियतम priyatama, रुद्रजटा rudrajata, सन्दीप्य sandipya, शिखावल shikhavala, शिखिन् shikhin, वह्निशिखर vahnishikhara, वितुन्नः vittunah • *Santali*: ᱥᱤᱨᱜᱤᱴ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ sirgit arak • *Tamil*: சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை koli-k-kontai, மகளிக்கீரை makali-k-kirai, பண்ணை கீரை pannai keerai • *Tangkhul*: haorie • *Telugu*: గురుగు gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు panchechettu • *Tibetan*: བྱ་ཕོ་རྩི་རྩི bya-pho-rtsi-rtsi, ཀདམ་བཧར kadma-bhara, མེ་ཏོག་བྱ་ཟེ་ me-tog-bya-ze • *Tulu*: ಕೋರಿಕೊಟ್ಟು korikottu • *Urdu*: جٹا دھاری jata-dhari, لوچن مستک lochan-mastak, میور چوڑا mayur-chuda, پهلني phalini, تاج خروس taj-e-khurus *botanical names*: *Celosia argentea* L. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Celosia cristata* L. • *Celosia plumosa* Barr & Sugden • *Celosia spicata* Barr & Sugden ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 13 November 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *flamingo feathers* - popular cultivar of this species - The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox <https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celosia-argentea/> - Chicago Botanic Garden <https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plant-collections/plant-finder/celosia-argentea-flamingo-feather-flamingo-feather-wheat-celosia> *quail grass* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/493/285d258ba6b8f25d2d933767cd4d4f16> - Subrahmanya, Prasad K (2012) - Chapter 4 :: Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n123/mode/2up?q=Celosia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR *silver cockscomb* - The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox <https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celosia-argentea/> - or silver cock's comb ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celosia_argentea> - The Free Encyclopedia *wheat celosia* - Wisconsin Horticulture <https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/wheat-celosia-celosia-spicata/> - Division of Extension - The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox <https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/celosia-argentea/> - or wheatstraw celosia for *Celosia argentea* var. *spicata* ... Garden Hoard <https://www.gardenhoard.com/wheatstraw-celosia-flamingo-feather-seeds.html> *white cockscomb* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silver%20Cockscomb.html>, retrieved November 13, 2025 - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/493/285d258ba6b8f25d2d933767cd4d4f16> ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya *কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/Celosia%20cristata%20L.> - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *শ্বেত মুরগাফুল swet murgha-phul* - BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47849/page/n5/mode/2up> VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n123/mode/2up?q=Celosia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: *Assam*, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari *khimsa-gajau* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/Celosia%20cristata%20L.> - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... spoken by the Dogras *मुर्गे दा कलगा murge da kalga* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ...Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid02ntZyTYcuPsc2se4J55ojS594wGfE5RgCKyPGDMRQRrP2SdwyiREe1Sg4fV5DPsk9l> ~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~ written in: *Roman*, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: *Meghalaya*, Assam *dogingmat* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Dipali Deka (2007) - Chapter 5 :: Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/43377> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *લાલમુર્ગા lalmurga, મખમલી makhmali, મોરશીખા morshikha* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) *લાંપડી lampadi (or લાંબડી lambadi)* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - Biological Diversity of Gujarat <https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=53e359a6d4c118a12a8b45b8&assetKey=AS%3A273575079022597%401442236789815> - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020] - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n123/mode/2up?q=Celosia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali-Assamese* (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal *dhola soremul* - Dipali Deka (2007) - Chapter 5 :: Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/43377> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, Delhi *सरवाली sarvaali* - Haryana Forest Flora <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/240> - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *गरखा garkha, मोरशिखा morshikha* - आपातकाल की तैयारी स्वरूप वर्षा ऋतु में प्राकृतिक रूप से उगी हुई औषधीय वनस्पतियां संग्रहित करें ! (भाग २) <https://www.sanatan.org/hindi/a/31934.html> :: सनातन संस्था *जंगली मुर्गा jangali murga* - Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275894234> 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116. *जटाधारी jata-dhari, लोचन मस्तक lochan-mastak, मयूर चूड़ा mayur-chuda, फलिनी phalini* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts *कुरडू kurdu, सफेद मुर्गा safed murga* - Nigwal, Mekusingh (2011) - Chapter 4 :: Status of tribal agriculture in Dhar district, M P <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/38841> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET *सिलियारी भाजी siliyari bhaji* - कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार <https://krishiguru2013.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_62.html> : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर - or सिलवारी silvari ... Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silver%20Cockscomb.html>, retrieved November 13, 2025 *सिलमिली silmili* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silver%20Cockscomb.html>, retrieved November 13, 2025 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು anne soppu (or ಅನ್ನೆಸೊಪ್ಪು annesoppu), ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hanne soppu* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K (2012) - Chapter 4 :: Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna - बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् निघंट् <https://berakeattilu.home.blog/2019/02/09/%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%86%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%86-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%8d-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d/> - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food *ದೀಪಕ deepaka* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Mandayam Digital Library - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna *ಖಡಕತಿರಾ khadakatira* - S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Mandayam Digital Library - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna - बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् निघंट् <https://berakeattilu.home.blog/2019/02/09/%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%86%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%86-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%8d-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d/> - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food *ಕೋಲಾಣಿ kolani* - बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् निघंट् <https://berakeattilu.home.blog/2019/02/09/%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%86%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%86-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%8d-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d/> - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food *ಮಯೂರ ಶಿಖೆ mayura shike* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K (2012) - Chapter 4 :: Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~ written in: *Koshur* (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), *Devanagari* (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: *Kashmir* ... other names for this language: Koshur *मवल mawal* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ...Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid02ntZyTYcuPsc2se4J55ojS594wGfE5RgCKyPGDMRQRrP2SdwyiREe1Sg4fV5DPsk9l> ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *कूरडू kurdu* - V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET - Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. *वेलूड velud* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan* - A Malayalam and English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by Hermann Gundert - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4129/13d7b00c2e175d7c45a6f9dc5d16a156> *ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് kozhipullu* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K (2012) - Chapter 4 :: Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET *മയിലോശിക mayilooshika* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei *ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ haorei angangba* - Hanjabam, Manoranjan. (2005). Vegetable dyes used by the Meitei Community of Manipur. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237062123_Vegetable_dyes_used_by_the_Meitei_Community_of_Manipur> Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 4. 39-46. - or just ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ haorei for *Celosia cristata* L. ... *The Economic Plants of Manipur and their Uses*, S. Sukumar Singh (Manipur, 2006) ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *कुरडू kurdu* - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014] - मराठी विश्वकोश <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/22999/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ *मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha (or मयूरशिखा mayurashikha)* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~ written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri *লাচৰ lasor, মেচৰ mesor* - Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 14 November 2025 ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian *zam-zo* - ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram <http://mizenvis.nic.in/Database/Biodiversity_1444.aspx> [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)] - Dictionary of the Lushai language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/lorrain/> by James Herbert Lorrain - State of Environment Report of Mizoram 2016 <https://forest.mizoram.gov.in/uploads/attachments/fee48ed5b2e8f6f05ec63f5308035a31/pages-205-soer-mizoram-2016.pdf> *zo-ci* - Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). WILD EDIBLE PLANT RESOURCES USED BY THE MIZOS OF MIZORAM, INDIA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308886133_WILD_EDIBLE_PLANT_RESOURCES_USED_BY_THE_MIZOS_OF_MIZORAM_INDIA> KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 9. 106-126. [Accessed 15/11/2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)] ~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~ written in: *Mundari Bani*, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, Odisha *sirgiti ara* - Geetanjali Singh and Jyoti Kumar. Diversity and traditional knowledge on some less known edible wild herbaceous plant resource from district Khunti, Jharkhand, India. <https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a7e7/bb754f5b25474355bb4da1c15efb62d3521a.pdf> International Journal of Bioassays 5.5 (2016): 4557-4562. ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *भाले सिरु bhaale siru, चाँदे फूल chaande phool, चोया फूल choya phool, सहस्त्रजरी sahastrajaree, सरवरी साग sarawaree saag, सेतो चाँदे seto chaande, सिरौला siraulaa* - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/sn_v9umWgFc/m/zsdOppO5AQAJ> ~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~ written in: *Latin* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung *sosa yanik* - Toku, Bani & Deuri, Mundeep & Borah, Dipankar & Tangjang, Sumpam & Das, Abhaya. (2021). Traditional phyto-medicines from the districts along the course of Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh, India: A review. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353605849_Traditional_phyto-medicines_from_the_districts_along_the_course_of_Subansiri_river_in_Arunachal_Pradesh_India_A_review> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ଇଶରଜଟା isarajata, କାରବୀ karabi, ମୟୂର ଶିଖା mayura shikha, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରଭି surabhi* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. *ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ - ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ <https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AE%E0%AD%9F%E0%AD%82%E0%AC%B0_%E0%AC%9A%E0%AD%82%E0%AC%B3%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%86> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ nahanga saga* - Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> ~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand *चोटी फूल choti phool* - Himalayan Wild Food Plants <https://himalayanwildfoodplants.com/2019/07/celosia-argentea-l-choti-phool-%e0%a4%9a%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%ab%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b2/> by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* *ਸਲਯਾਰਾ salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ sarwali* - The Panjabi dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/singh/>. Bhai Maya Singh *ਤਾਜਾ ਖੋਰੋਸ taja khoros* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... The Panjabi dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/singh/>. Bhai Maya Singh ~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya *bun sorekukum* - Dipali Deka (2007) - Chapter 5 :: Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/43377> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET *sore-kukum, to-kukung* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Dipali Deka (2007) - Chapter 5 :: Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/43377> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* *गर्खा garkha, इमर्ती imarti* - Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326224160_FLORAL_DIVERSITY_OF_THAR_DESERT_OF_WESTERN_RAJASTHAN_INDIA> *गारको garko* - Banswara - Forest Department <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> - Rajasthan Government *मखमल makhmal* - Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India <http://www.thebiobrio.in/content.aspx?id=57> - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017 *पिलोवन pilovan* - R. P. Kanther - DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA <https://indianbotsoc.org/view-article-page/1015> J. Indian Bot. Soc., Vol. 100 (1&2) 2020:01-15 *सुरली surli* - Banswara - Forest Department <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> - Rajasthan Government - Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224897983> Ancient Science of Life. 15. 190-212. ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, रुद्रजटा rudrajata* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/493/285d258ba6b8f25d2d933767cd4d4f16> *बर्हिचूडा barhichuda, दीप्य dipya (or दीप्यक dipyaka), कारवी karavi, खराश्वा kharashva, क्षुद्रशीर्ष kshudrashirsha, लोचमर्कट lochamarkata, लोचमस्तक lochamastaka, मयूरचूडा mayurachuda, मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, प्रियतम priyatama, सन्दीप्य sandipya, शिखावल shikhavala, शिखिन् shikhin, वह्निशिखर vahnishikhara* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Learn Sanskrit <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=celosia&dir=es> - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः *वितुन्नः vittunah* - ‖ विकिपीडिया ‖ - स्वतन्त्रविश्वकोशः <https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%83> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, Odisha *ᱥᱤᱨᱜᱤᱴ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ sirgit arak* - A Santali-English dictionary <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n591/mode/2up?q=sirgit> by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission - ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AC_%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A2_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia - BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47849/page/n5/mode/2up> VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை koli-k-kontai* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *மகளிக்கீரை makali-k-kirai* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *பண்ணை கீரை pannai keerai* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/493/285d258ba6b8f25d2d933767cd4d4f16> ~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: *Manipur*, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people *haorie* - Sumitra Salam (2013) - Chapter 4 :: Ethnobotanical study of the Tangkhul Naga tribe in Ukhrul district, Manipur state <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/55908> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *గురుగు gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు panchechettu* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Celosia> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/493/285d258ba6b8f25d2d933767cd4d4f16> - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n123/mode/2up?q=Celosia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~ written in: *Tibetan* ... spoken in: *Tibet*, *Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh*, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan *ཀདམ་བཧར kadma-bhara* - A Glossary of Tibetan Medicinal Plants <http://molvray.com/ebooks/ebooks-mss/academic-mm/A_Glossary_of_Tibetan_Medicinal_Plants__MMolvray.pdf> by Mia MoIvray - a publication for the study of Tibetan Medicine published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives *བྱ་ཕོ་རྩི་རྩི bya-pho-rtsi-rtsi, མེ་ཏོག་བྱ་ཟེ་ me-tog-bya-ze* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... A Glossary of Tibetan Medicinal Plants <http://molvray.com/ebooks/ebooks-mss/academic-mm/A_Glossary_of_Tibetan_Medicinal_Plants__MMolvray.pdf> by Mia MoIvray - a publication for the study of Tibetan Medicine published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಕೋರಿಕೊಟ್ಟು korikottu* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K (2012) - Chapter 4 :: Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka *جٹا دھاری jata-dhari, لوچن مستک lochan-mastak, میور چوڑا mayur-chuda, پهلني phalini, تاج خروس taj-e-khurus* - for *Celosia cristata* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ throughout mainland and her islands; naturalized since ancient times - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 13/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 09:32 13-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:55 15-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/celosia-argentea-l.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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