Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Barleria nitida Nees
Vernacular name : Korakkumaaru, Adukkumulli (Tam.)
Endemism : Peninsular India
Key identification features : Perennial undershrubs. Stems terete, ribbed, puberulous. Leaves obovate to elliptic, margins ciliate. Flowers sessile in scorpioid cymes, corolla white and hairy outside.
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : December-February
Native : India
Comments : Often on foothills to 1000 m, sometimes gregarious.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Tiruchirapalli district (Tamil Nadu 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.