Barleria courtallica Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (ACANTHUS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
  • Species : Barleria courtallica
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Barleria courtallica Nees
  • Vernacular name : Chethasahacharam (San.)
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : An erect shrub, unarmed. Corolla blue with yellow throat.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Native : India
  • Comments : On hills above 1000 m as an undergrowth in sholas or bordering it in discrete patches.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district) (Tamil Nadu State); Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Barleria courtallica. Downloaded on 23 November 2024.

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