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Lambert's Borage   
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Lambert's Borage
P Native Herb ovate
Photo: Dinesh Valke
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.