Bijnori / Blue Pussyleaf
Nelsonia canescens
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam & more
- Flowering
- November-May
How to identify Bijnori
Identify Bijnori 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 surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bijnori.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nelsonia canescens
- Genus
- Nelsonia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, Thailand, Philippines
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tripura, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bijnori itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bijnori itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बिजनोरी Bijnori
- Bengali
- পারামূল Paramula
- Malayalam
- കോടപ്പുല്ല് Kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് Mayil Pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില Neela Poochayila, നീല പൂച്ചയില
About Bijnori
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Blue pussyleaf (Nelsonia canescens) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam and 8 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from November to May.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Bijnori belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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