Neelamabari / Malabar Delphinium
Delphinium malabaricum var. malabaricum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- August-October
How to identify Neelamabari
Identify Neelamabari 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spurred flowers, found in the Western Ghats.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Neelamabari.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Delphinium malabaricum var. malabaricum
- Genus
- Delphinium
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist regions of deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Ranunculaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Neelamabari itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- नीलांबरी Neelamabari
About Neelamabari
Malabar Delphinium (Delphinium malabaricum var. malabaricum) is a herb in the Ranunculaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in moist regions of deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Neelamabari belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
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