Nisurdi / Common Hill Borage
Adelocaryum coelestinum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa & more
- Flowering
- September-November
How to identify Nisurdi
Identify Nisurdi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/violet.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nisurdi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Adelocaryum coelestinum
- Genus
- Adelocaryum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Lanceolate (long, narrow, tapering to a point)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nisurdi itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/violetrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nisurdi itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Nisurdi
About Nisurdi
A member of the Boraginaceae family, Common Hill Borage (Adelocaryum coelestinum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Nisurdi belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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