- Family : ACANTHACEAE
(ACANTHUS FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
- Species : Barleria strigosa
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Barleria strigosa Willd.
- Vernacular name : Nilambaramu (Tel.); Saptaphena, Bansurulli, Banmalli, Koelekha (Ori.); Artagala (San.)
- Collection Nos : KFP 10463
- Collector(s) Name : S.R.Ramesh & B.R.Ramesh
- Collection Date : 15/11/79
- Collection Locality : Sandur Hills, Bellary district, Karnataka
- Habitat : Deciduous forest
- Key identification features : Corolla blue, cylindric below, funnel-shaped above.
- Habit : Undershrub
- Flower, Fruit : August-May
- Comments : Common in moist and shady localities near streams and also as an undergrowth in forests above 400 m on hills.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Sandur Hills (Bellary district) (Karnataka State); Maredumilli Hills (East Godavari district), West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Araku Valley (Visakhapatnam district), Lankamalai R.F. (Kadapa district), Kurnool district, Galikonda Hills (Visakhapatnam district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Mehbubnagar district (Telangana State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Malaysia
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa
- 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 strigosa. Downloaded on 30 January 2025.
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