Typical of the Boraginaceae family
Paracaryum malabaricum
Kali Nisurdi / Malabar Hill Borage काली निसुरडी
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- September-November
Kali Nisurdi 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | काली निसुरडी | Kali nisurdi |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- काली निसुरडी Kali nisurdi
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Adelocaryum malabaricum. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
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- Maharashtra →
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How to identify Kali Nisurdi
Identify Kali 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.
- Confirm it sits within the Boraginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kali Nisurdi.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kali Nisurdi itself; the rest are typical of the Boraginaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
Boraginaceae
Borage family
Kali Nisurdi belongs to the Boraginaceae family.
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