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

 
  • 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 involucrata var. elata (Dalzell) C.B.Clarke
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mayurpunk (Hindi)
    • Kurubakah (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Shola
  • Comments / notes : Often grows above 1200m in sholas as an undergrowth or bordering them in discrete patches of evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Noel Sebastian
  • Collection Date : 24-11-2018
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-1821
  • Collection Locality : Munnar, Idukki, Kerala
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Shivamogga district, Hassan district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district)
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • 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
    • Herbarium specimen from Munnar, Idukki district, Kerala
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Barleria involucrata var. elata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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