Barleria gibsonii Dalz.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Barleria gibsonioides Blatt.; Barleria glauca T.Anderson; Barleria montana Wight & Nees ex C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Barleria gibsonii Dalzell
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gura (Marathi)
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Comments / notes : Rare
  • Key identification features : Flowers white or pink with a yellow center; Seeds small, black
  • Flower, Fruit : September-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 09/05/1969
  • Collection Nos : 17881
  • Collection Locality : Nagpuri, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kadapa district, DP
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Hassan district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district, Pune district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Deccan Peninsula
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Barleria gibsonii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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