✿Boraginaceae · Paracaryum
Kali Nisurdi / Malabar Hill Borage
Paracaryum malabaricum
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Paracaryum malabaricum
- Genus
- Paracaryum
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- 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 Kali 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 Kali Nisurdi itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- काली निसुरडी Kali nisurdi
About Kali Nisurdi
Malabar Hill Borage (Paracaryum malabaricum) belongs to the Boraginaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Botanical family
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Kali Nisurdi belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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