*Celosia cristata* L. [image: Celosia cristata L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/327481809>
*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> *kris-TAY-tuh* -- crested ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=cristata> *commonly known as*: crested cockscomb • *Assamese*: কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba • *Dimasa*: khimsa-gajau • *Dogri*: मुर्गे दा कलगा murge da kalga • *Garo*: dogingmat • *Gujarati*: લાલમુર્ગા lalmurga, મખમલી makhmali, મોરશીખા morshikha • *Hindi*: जटाधारी jata-dhari, लाल मुर्गा lal murga, लोचन मस्तक lochan-mastak, मयूर चूड़ा mayur-chuda, फलिनी phalini • *Kannada*: ದೀಪಕ deepaka • *Kashmiri*: मवल mawal • *Konkani*: वेलूड velud • *Malayalam*: ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, വെളുത്ത അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan • *Manipuri*: ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯂꯩ haolei • *Marathi*: मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha • *Odia*: ଇଶରଜଟା isarajata, କାରବୀ karabi, ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia, ମୟୂର ଶିଖା mayura shikha, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରଭି surabhi • *Punjabi*: ਤਾਜਾ ਖੋਰੋਸ taja khoros • *Rabha*: sore-kukum, to-kukung • *Sanskrit*: बर्हिचूडा barhichuda, दीप्य dipya, दीप्यक dipyaka, कारवी karavi, खराश्वा kharashva, क्षुद्रशीर्ष kshudrashirsha, लोचमर्कट lochamarkata, लोचमस्तक lochamastaka, मयूरचूडा mayurachuda, प्रियतम priyatama, सन्दीप्य sandipya, शिखावल shikhavala, शिखिन् shikhin, वह्निशिखर vahnishikhara • *Tamil*: சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை koli-k-kontai, கோழிப்பூ koli-p-pu • *Telugu*: ఎర్ర కోడిజుట్టు తోటకూర erra kodijuttu totakuru • *Tibetan*: བྱ་ཕོ་རྩི་རྩི bya-pho-rtsi-rtsi, མེ་ཏོག་བྱ་ཟེ་ me-tog-bya-ze • *Urdu*: جٹا دھاری jata-dhari, لوچن مستک lochan-mastak, میور چوڑا mayur-chuda, پهلني phalini, تاج خروس taj-e-khurus *botanical names*: *Celosia cristata* L. ... *synonyms*: *Celosia argentea* var. *cristata* (L.) Kuntze ... Robertson, K.R. (2003) *Celosia* L. In: Flora of North America <https://floranorthamerica.org/Celosia_cristata> Editorial Committee (eds.) Flora of North America north of Mexico 4. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford, pp. 406–407. Accessed [11:54 24-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY)] • Iamonico, Duilio. (2013). About the circumscription of *Celosia argentea* (Amaranthaceae) and the related Linnaean taxa. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250612821> Phytotaxa. 90. 61-64. 10.11646/phytotaxa.90.1.3. 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 *crested cockscomb* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crested%20Cockscomb.html>, retrieved November 24, 2025 ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya *কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba* - XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/Celosia%20cristata%20L.> - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~ written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: *Assam*, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari *khimsa-gajau* - 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* - 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* - 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* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *लाल मुर्गा lal murga, मोरशिखा morshikha* - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *जटाधारी jata-dhari, लोचन मस्तक lochan-mastak, मयूर चूड़ा mayur-chuda, फलिनी phalini* - A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ದೀಪಕ deepaka* - 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 ~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~ written in: *Koshur* (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), *Devanagari* (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: *Kashmir* ... other names for this language: Koshur *मवल mawal* - 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 *वेलूड velud* - 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. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, വെളുത്ത അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4129/13d7b00c2e175d7c45a6f9dc5d16a156> ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei *ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯂꯩ haolei* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crested%20Cockscomb.html>, retrieved November 24, 2025 - or ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ haorei ... *The Economic Plants of Manipur and their Uses*, S. Sukumar Singh (Manipur, 2006) ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha (or मयूरशिखा mayurashikha)* - A dictionary, Marathi and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ଇଶରଜଟା isarajata, କାରବୀ karabi, ମୟୂର ଶିଖା mayura shikha, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରଭି surabhi* - Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. *ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia* - 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 ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* *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 *sore-kukum, to-kukung* - 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 ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *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* - Learn Sanskrit <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=celosia&dir=es> - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *சாவற்சூட்டுப்பண்ணை cavar-cuttu-p-pannai, கோழிக்கொண்டை koli-k-kontai, கோழிப்பூ koli-p-pu* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *ఎర్ర కోడిజుట్టు తోటకూర erra kodijuttu totakuru* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Celosia+cristata> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4129/13d7b00c2e175d7c45a6f9dc5d16a156> ~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~ written in: *Tibetan* ... spoken in: *Tibet*, *Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh*, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan *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 ~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~ known only in cultivation, or as an escape from cultivation Robertson, K.R. (2003) *Celosia* L. In: Flora of North America <https://floranorthamerica.org/Celosia_cristata> Editorial Committee (eds.) Flora of North America north of Mexico 4. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford, pp. 406–407. Accessed [11:54 24-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY)] ~~~~~ Created on: 11:59 24-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:35 24-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/celosia-cristata-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]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3yinuki-4ue8K4M2Czu4%2BO1zYKxhNkRojmNM36eLstww%40mail.gmail.com.
