Herbarium JCB

Barleria involucrata var. elata (Dalzell) C.B.Clarke

Family : ACANTHACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
Species : Barleria involucrata
Variety : elata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Barleria involucrata Nees
Vernacular name : Mayurpankh (Hin.)
Collection Nos : HFP 964, CJS 15489
Collector(s) Name : C.J.Saldanha
Endemism : Western Ghats
Habit : Shrub
Native : India
Comments : This species closely resembles B.terminalis Nees and diffi cult to distinguish in vegetative condition, but differs in its sparsely hairy leaves, loose infl orescence with reflexed bracteoles, faint blue flowers with reddish-purple tube and large capsule. Flowers open before 7 am and remain till the next day. Along roadsides at higher altitudes.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Collection Locality : Vanagur (Hassan)
Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Shendage & Yadav in Rheedea Vol.20, 2010; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere

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Dinesh Valke 2016-04-30 06:06:15
Mayurpankh could be name in Marathi. Not This endemic is distributed in Maharashtra (Ahmednagar, Pune, Sindhudurg, Thane), Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, where possibility of it being a name in Hindi can be ruled out. This plant is found in Western Ghats of Karnataka too. "Vernacular names" can have all the other names listed, but the entry "Local names" (Kannad) would be worthy addition in every page. "Name not known" may be put to start with, eventually replacing it with actual name(s) in vernacular script.