As recorded for Indian Borage
Coleus amboinicus
Indian Borage கற்பூரவள்ளி
Tamil name · See all regional names ↓
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
Indian Borage in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | கற்பூரவள்ளி | Not recorded |
| Sinhala | කප්පරවල්ලිය | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Tamil
- கற்பூரவள்ளி
- Sinhala
- කප්පරවල්ලිය
Toxicity & contact hazards
What the sources report, with their scope intact. A missing rating stays unknown; a non-toxic listing doesn’t rule out irritation, injury or other hazards.
Reported toxicity
Toxic to dogs, cats and horses if eaten.
Reported toxic principle: essential oils
Signs listed by the source: vomiting, diarrhoea (sometimes bloody), depression, loss of appetite
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Kenya to S. Africa, Arabian Pen., India.
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- Kerala →Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Indian Borage
Identify Indian Borage by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Thick succulent aromatic leaves (Indian borage).
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Indian Borage.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Coleus amboinicus
- Genus
- Coleus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) by 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in), fleshy, undivided (simple), broad, egg/oval-shaped with a tapering tip (ovate).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“Leaves are 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) by 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in), fleshy, undivided (simple), broad, egg/oval-shaped with a tapering tip (ovate).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Borage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Flowers are on a short stem (shortly pedicelled), pale purplish, in dense 10-20 (or more) flowered dense whorls (cymes), at distant intervals, in a long slender spike-like raceme.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Borage itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Indian Borage
Indian Borage (Coleus amboinicus) is a species in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and 11 other states.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten and planted as an ornamental.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Indian Borage belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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Common plant problems
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