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: 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


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

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 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, retrieved November 24, 2025

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

কুকুৰা জবা kukur joba

• XOBDO - 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 - 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

കോഴിപ്പൂവ് kozhipoovu

• Many thanks to Dr. Girish Kumar for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ 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)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

चाँदे फूल chaande phool, चोया फूल choyaa phool, सेतो चाँदे seto chaande

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ 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: 19:15 26-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Amaranthaceae cutivated ornamental herb "Celosia cristata" "Celosia cristata var. cristata" "Celosia argentea var. cristata" "crested cockscomb"

Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

noth-oh-SAY-er-va -- from the Greek nothos (false); aerva (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) ... Dave's Botanary
brak-ee-AY-tuh -- branched at right angles, arm-like ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: minute amaranth • Hindi: शिलाभेद shilabheda • Marathi: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Odia: moduranga • Rajasthani: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Sanskrit: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • Tamil: சிறுபீளை sirupeelai • Telugu: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi


botanical names: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight ... homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes brachiata L. • Aerva brachiata (L.) Mart. • Illecebrum brachiatum (L.) L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 18 Novembder 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 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

minute amaranth

• Flowers of India, retrieved November 18, 2025

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

शिलाभेद shilabheda

• Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of Nothosaerva brachiata Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanabheda - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri

• Sutar Prakash Mahadev, Patil Sunny C, & Akre Mrunal Raja. (2021). EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF DHAULA PHINDAWRI (NOTHOSAERVA BRACHIATA Linn. Wight.) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UROLITHIASIS (MUTRASHMARI). International Journal of Applied Ayurved Research, 5(3), 214–222.

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

moduranga

• Patil, Sunny & Sutar, Prakash & Akre, Mrunal. (2021). REVIEW OF DHAULA PHINDAWRI (Nothosaerva brachiata Linn. Wight.) - A FOLKLORE DRUG USED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF URINARY STONES. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 10. 371-385. 10.20959/wjpr20218-20860.
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri

• Sutar Prakash Mahadev, Patil Sunny C, & Akre Mrunal Raja. (2021). EVALUATION OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF DHAULA PHINDAWRI (NOTHOSAERVA BRACHIATA Linn. Wight.) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UROLITHIASIS (MUTRASHMARI). International Journal of Applied Ayurved Research, 5(3), 214–222.
• Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of Nothosaerva brachiata Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanabheda - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

पाषाणभेद pashanabheda

• Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of Nothosaerva brachiata Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanabheda - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634
• Jani, Switu; Shukla, Vinay J.1; Harisha, C. R.2. Comparative pharmacognostical and phytochemical study on Bergenia ligulata Wall. and Ammania buccifera Linn. AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda) 34(4):p 406-410, Oct–Dec 2013. | DOI: 10.4103/0974-8520.127724 ... Review of the literature reveals that 23 different plants are reported in name of "Pashanabheda". Pharmacopeia considers Bergenia ligulata as official source of Pashanbheda and official substitute is Aerva lanata.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிறுபீளை sirupeelai

• Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Madhavan, V | Goswami K, Priyanka | Gurudeva, M R | Yoganarasimhan, S N - Pharmacognostical studies on the root of Nothosaerva brachiata Wt. – A botanical source of the Ayurvedic drug, Pashanabheda - IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010] pp.629-634

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andhra Pradesh, *Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jharkhand, *Goa, *Gujarat, Haryana, *Himachal Pradesh, *Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.11; last update Nov. 11th, 2025. Last accessed 18/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Odisha :: The Flora of Orissa, Volume 3, H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 16:02 18-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:26 24-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Amaranthaceae annual herb "Nothosaerva brachiata" "Achyranthes brachiata" "Aerva brachiata" "Illecebrum brachiatum" "minute amaranth"

Celosia argentea L.

se-LO-see-uh or kay-LO-see-uh -- from the Greek kelos (dry, burnt) - referring to its color ... Dave's Botanary
ar-JEN-tee-uh -- silvery ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: flamingo feathers, quail grass, silver cockscomb, wheat celosia, white cockscomb • Bengali: শ্বেত মুরগাফুল swet murgha-phul • Gujarati: લાંપડી lampadi • Hajong: dhola soremul • Haryanvi: सरवाली sarvaali • Hindi: गरखा garkha, जंगली मुर्गा jangali murga, कुरडू kurdu, मोरशिखा morshikha, सफेद मुर्गा safed murga, सिलियारी भाजी siliyari bhaji, सिलमिली silmili • Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು anne soppu, ಹಣ್ಣೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು hanne soppu, ಖಡಕತಿರಾ khadakatira, ಕೋಲಾಣಿ kolani, ಮಯೂರ ಶಿಖೆ mayura shike • Konkani: कूरडू kurdu • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അടക്കാമണിയൻ cheriya adakkaamaniyan, ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കോഴിപുല്ല് kozhipullu, മയിലോശിക mayilooshika, വെളുത്ത അടക്കാമണിയൻ velutha adakkaamaniyan • Manipuri: ꯍꯥꯑꯣꯔꯩ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕ haorei angangba • Marathi: कुरडू kurdu • 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: ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ nahanga saga • Pahari: चोटी फूल choti phool • Punjabi: ਸਲਯਾਰਾ salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ sarwali • Rabha: bun sorekukum • Rajasthani: गर्खा garkha, गारको garko, इमर्ती imarti, मखमल makhmal, पिलोवन pilovan, सुरली surli • Sanskrit: मयूरशिखा mayurashikha, रुद्रजटा rudrajata, 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: ཀདམ་བཧར kadma-bhara • Tulu: ಕೋರಿಕೊಟ್ಟು korikottu


botanical names: Celosia argentea L. ... 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

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 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
• Chicago Botanic Garden

quail grass

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K (2012) - Chapter 4 :: Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

silver cockscomb

• The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
• or silver cock's comb ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

wheat celosia

• Wisconsin Horticulture - Division of Extension
• The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
• or wheatstraw celosia for Celosia argentea var. spicata ... Garden Hoard

white cockscomb

• Flowers of India, retrieved November 13, 2025
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

শ্বেত মুরগাফুল swet murgha-phul

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

લાંપડી lampadi (or લાંબડી lambadi)

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
• The Useful Plants of India, 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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi

सरवाली sarvaali

• Haryana Forest Flora - 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) :: सनातन संस्था

जंगली मुर्गा jangali murga

• Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116.

कुरडू kurdu, सफेद मुर्गा safed murga

• Nigwal, Mekusingh (2011) - Chapter 4 :: Status of tribal agriculture in Dhar district, M P - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

सिलियारी भाजी siliyari bhaji

• कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर
• or सिलवारी silvari ... Flowers of India, retrieved November 13, 2025

सिलमिली silmili

• Flowers of India, 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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् निघंट् - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food

ಖಡಕತಿರಾ khadakatira

• 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
• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् निघंट् - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food

ಕೋಲಾಣಿ kolani

• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् निघंट् - 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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

कूरडू kurdu

• 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

• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

മയിലോശിക mayilooshika

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... 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. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 4. 39-46.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

कुरडू kurdu

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

~~~~~ 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 - 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 [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
• Dictionary of the Lushai language by James Herbert Lorrain
• State of Environment Report of Mizoram 2016

zo-ci

• Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). 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. 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

~~~~~ 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.

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ନହଙ୍ଗା ଶାଗ nahanga saga

• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). 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 by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

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

ਸਲਯਾਰਾ salyara, ਸਰਵਾਲੀ sarwali

• The Panjabi dictionary. 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 - 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.

गारको garko

• Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government

मखमल makhmal

• Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017

पिलोवन pilovan

• R. P. Kanther - DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA J. Indian Bot. Soc., Vol. 100 (1&2) 2020:01-15

सुरली surli

• Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
• Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. 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

वितुन्नः vittunah

• ‖ विकिपीडिया ‖ - स्वतन्त्रविश्वकोशः ... 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 by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
• ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

மகளிக்கீரை makali-k-kirai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

பண்ணை கீரை pannai keerai

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ 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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

గురుగు gurugu, పంచెచెట్టు panchechettu

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• The Useful Plants of India, 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 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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ 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. 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: 20:52 24-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Amaranthaceae annual naturalized herb "Celosia argentea" "flamingo feathers" "quail grass" "silver cockscomb" "wheat celosia" "white cockscomb"

Amaranthus viridis L.

am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary
VEER-ih-diss -- green ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth • Adi: gubor oying, tapi pilee • Ahom: খুতৰা khutora • Angami: tierhü tiepfü • Bengali: বন নটে ban note • Bodo: दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur, khutrasu • Chakma: nyipak o • Dogri: चलेरी chaleri • Garhwali: जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai • Gujarati: ઢીમડો dhimado • Hindi: जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi • Kannada: ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu, ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu, ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive • Konkani: रानभाजी ranbhaji • Lisu: sagijaj • Lodhi: नोट्या आरा notya-ara • Malayalam: ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera • Manipuri: ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk • Marathi: लहान माठ lahan math, माठ math, उनाडभाजी unadabhaji • Mizo: lenhling-hling-nei-lo • Nepali: लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde • Odia: ଭାଜି bhaji, କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia • Pahari: चौलाई chaulayee • Rabha: hathi-khuduna • Rajasthani: जंगली चौली jangali chauli • Sanskrit: तण्डुलीय tanduliya • Tamil: குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai • Tangsa: khahram • Telugu: చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora • Tulu: ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe


botanical names: Amaranthus viridis L. ... homotypic synonyms: Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq. ... heterotypic synonyms: Amaranthus gracilis Desf. ex Poir. • Amaranthus polystachyus Willd. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 10 Novembder 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 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

green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth

• Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh

gubor oying, tapi pilee

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom

খুতৰা khutora

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025

~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie

tierhü tiepfü

• Singh, Akoijam & Teron, Robindra. (2015). Diversity of wild edible plants used by the Angami-Nagas in Kohima District of Nagaland, India. Pleione. 9. 311-324.

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

বন নটে ban note

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Sauris Panda - A Study on Leaves and Fronds Consumed as Vegetables and Salads in West Bengal State, India. - IJAPBC – Vol.4(3), Jul-Sep 2015 [Accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy)]

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro

दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur

• XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources

khutrasu

• Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~

written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people

nyipak o

• Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550.

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

चलेरी chaleri

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai

• Tiwari, JK & Ballabha, Radha & Tiwari, Prabhawati. (2010). Some Promising Wild Edible Plants of Srinagar and its Adjacent Area in Alaknanda Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of American Science. 6.

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ઢીમડો dhimado

• 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

जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or simply चौलाई chaulayi ... Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116.
• or चौलाई भाजी chaulayi bhaji ... कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu

• ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishnaor ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ daggali
• Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)
• or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• ಕೀರೆ keere = generic name given to various plants of Amaranthaceae family that are used as green vegetable ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• ಹರಿವೇ harive is also written as ಹರಿವೆ harive ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

रानभाजी ranbhaji

• 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

~~~~~ LISU ~~~~~

written in two scripts Fraser, Karen, or using scripts of other local language ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Yobin... other names for this language: Yobin; the names Lisu and Yobin are interchangeably used for people and their language

sagijaj

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand ... spoken by: Lodha people

नोट्या आरा notya-ara

• Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

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

ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk

• Flowers of India, retrieved November 11, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

लहान माठ lahan math

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

माठ math

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

उनाडभाजी unadabhaji

• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

lenhling-hling-nei-lo

• ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
• or hling nei lo ... Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). 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)]

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଭାଜି bhaji

• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha

କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia

• Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17.

ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia

• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Kar, Tuhinansu & Nanda, Susanta & Bhatta, Krupasindhu & Nanda, Fanindra. (2020). MACROPHYTES OF ANSUPA.
• Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402.

~~~~~ 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

चौलाई chaulayee

• Himalayan Wild Food Plants by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur

~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya

hathi-khuduna

• Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

जंगली चौली jangali chauli

• Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. Ancient Science of Life. 15. 190-212.
• or simply चौली chaulie ... Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

तण्डुलीय tanduliya

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~

written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga

khahram

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora

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

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

throughout mainland and her islands; introduced, widely cultivated, escapes to limited extent

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 13/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 21:51 10-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:56 12-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

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