Su E Balli / West Indian Cock's Spur
Pisonia aculeata
Also known as Hairy Water Lily
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry
- Flowering
- March-April
How to identify Su E Balli
Identify Su E Balli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry.
- Confirm it sits within the Nyctaginaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Su E Balli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pisonia aculeata
- Genus
- Pisonia
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests, also in rocky islands
- Distribution
- Tropical America, Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, India, Myanmar, Indo-China, China, Hainan, Formosa, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Nyctaginaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸೂಳೆಬಳ್ಳಿ Suḷe balli, Ottu chedi
- Malayalam
- Karindhu, Kodimullaram
About Su E Balli
West Indian cock's spur (Pisonia aculeata) belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests, also in rocky islands. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Nyctaginaceae
Four-O'clock Family
Su E Balli belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family.
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