Names of Plants in India :: Celosia cristata L.

[Dinesh Valke]

Celosia cristata L.

se-LO-see-uh or kay-LO-see-uh -- from the Greek kelos (dry, burnt) - referring to its color ... Dave's Botanary
kris-TAY-tuh -- crested ... Dave's Botanary

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 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. Phytotaxa. 90. 61-64. 10.11646/phytotaxa.90.1.3.

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

crested cockscomb

• Flowers of India, retrieved November 24, 2025

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba

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~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari

khimsa-gajau

• XOBDO - 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

~~~~~ 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 - 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 (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 ... 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 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 - Mandayam Digital Library
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus 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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

वेलूड velud

• V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India 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. 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

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯂꯩ haolei

• Flowers of India, 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 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 by Praharaj, G.C.

ମୟୂର ଚୂଳିଆ mayur chulia

• ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ - ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਤਾਜਾ ਖੋਰੋਸ taja khoros

• for Celosia cristata L. ... The Panjabi dictionary. 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 - 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 - 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 [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

ఎర్ర కోడిజుట్టు తోటకూర erra kodijuttu totakuru

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ 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 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 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 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

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Dinesh ji,

Vibrant picture and great efforts.

I don't know the mentioned Malayalam names are exact names of this plant, however the Malayalam and English spellings are correct.

Regards, Sam

 

[Saroj Kasaju]

I find some confusion about argentea and cristata, however flowers look different.

POWO kept all in one sps.  under  argentia but other databases have some differences.

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316350-2

https://www.gbif.org/species/3085191

https://www.gbif.org/species/3085196

https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/S49W

https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/BMHVM

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.

Both the names: ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, വെളുത്ത അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan are listed for the Celosia species: argentea as well as cristata at FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants.

I will remove them from the compilation, if you think they are not appropriate.

I am going to add one apt name suggested by Dr Girish Kumar ji ... കോഴിപ്പൂവ് kozhipoovu.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Yes, Saroj ji, the flowers definitely look different. 

Celosia cristata is known to be a horticultural species; that is - it is only cultivated as an ornamental, sometimes escaping from cultivation to nearby spaces.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Dinesh ji,

Yes, കോഴിപ്പൂവ് kozhipoovu is an appropriate name, very close to the head of a rooster (here kozhi means rooster)

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much dear Sam ji !!

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Malayalam names (two removed, one added), Nepali names added ...

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: കോഴിപ്പൂവ് kozhipoovu • Manipuri: ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯂꯩ haolei • Marathi: मोरशेंडी morashendi, मोरशिखा morashikha • Nepali: चाँदे फूल chaande phool, चोया फूल choyaa phool, सेतो चाँदे seto chaande • 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

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/celosia-cristata-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh