Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Barleria tomentosa Roth
Common name : Blue Trumpet Bush
Endemism : Peninsular India
Key identification features : Branchlets pubescent. Leaves are ovate-orbicular, acute at the apex, tomentose; Petiole pubescent; Flowers in racemes; Calyx lobed, lanceolate, pubescent; Corolla imbricate; Style long, hairy at the base.
Habit : Shrub
Flower, Fruit : September-February
Native : India
Comments : Occasional in deciduous forests up to 1200 m of central and southern Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Lingal Forest Range (Mehbubnagar district), Nalgonda district (Telangana State)
World Distribution : India
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.