Barleria cristata L.

 
  • 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 cristata L.
  • Common name : Bluebell Barleria, Crested Philippine Violet, Philippine Violet
  • Vernacular name :
    • Vajra danti, Jhinti, Nil Jhinti (Hindi)
    • Jhinte, Kuruvaka, Mullugoranta (Kannada)
    • December Poo (Tamil)
    • Gokran (Marathi)
    • Chulli, Kankambram(Malayalam)
    • Neelambaramu, Gobbi, Neeru goranta (Telugu)
    • Daskarada, Banfetali, Banpatoli (Oria)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : On plains to 900m, brought to gardens
  • Key identification features : Perennial undershrubs, up to 1 m high; branches diffused; Leaves oblong or elliptic, acute, yellowish hairy beneath; Flowers in capitate spikes, purplish blue or white; Capsules 4-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh& K. Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 26/11/2015
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0423
  • Collection Locality : Palamaneru forest, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripur
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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. 2
    • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • 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.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 240
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Barleria cristata. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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