Common name: Lambert's Borage • Marathi: हिरवी निसुर्डी Hirvi nisurdi
Botanical name: Paracaryopsis lambertiana Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family) Synonyms: Paracaryum lambertianum
Lambert's Borage is flower similar to Forget-me-not,
found in the Sahyadri Hills. Its branches and stems are green. Alternately
arranged leaves are variable.
Lower leaves are 10-15 cm long, ovate, sharp-tipped, hairy, base heart-shaped,
stalks 5-10 cm. Upper leaves are small, stalkless, narrowed at base.
Flowers are borne in forked racemes, 15-20 cm, at the end of branches.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed near Lion's Point, Lonavala, Maharashtra. |
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