Barleria courtallica Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Barleria courtallica Nees
  • Vernacular name :
    • Chethasahacharam (Sanskrit)
    • Venkurunji (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Shola
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 1000m as an undergrowth in sholas or bordering them in discrete patches
  • Flower, Fruit : December-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Kurnool district
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district)
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Barleria courtallica. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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