Morpankh or Mayursikha Morpankh or Mayursikha is also called Indivara, Survali, Safedmurga, Kokan, Sarvari, Sarvali, Surali, Silyari in Hindi, Swet murga, Chorknat, Lenga shak in Bengali, Kurdu in Marathi, Gurugu aku in Telugu, Makilikkeerai, Pannaikeerai, Pannaipoo in Tamil, Honnikuk, Anni or Anne Soppu in Kannada, Kozhipoovu, Cheruchira, Balungayam in Malayalam, Mayura sikha , Jataadhaari in Sanskrit. In India in different regions it is called in different names locally. In Haryana it is called Siriyai, Labaru or Lobdi in Gujrat, Chilmili in UttarPradesh, Dalphula, Garkha, Dondi, Latoor and Lamadi in MadhyaPradesh, Kukdi, Sunedi and Suli in Rajasthan, Silyari, Singoti and Memri in Chhatishgarh, Salara in Punjabi. In my state Odisha we call it Sirel or Sirali and Lobanga or Lahanga. It is known as Cockscomb or Silver cock’s comb, Wild Cock’s Comb , Quail grass and Wool flower in English. The botanical name is Celosia (popular varieties are Celosia argentea L. Celosia cristata Linn
Medicinal plants:ayurvedic herbs and flowers of India
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