Bluebell Barleria
Barleria cristata
Also known as Crested Philippine Violet, Philippine Violet
ShruboutdoorMedicinal
About Bluebell Barleria
Barleria cristata, the Philippine violet, bluebell barleria or crested Philippine violet, is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria cristata
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malesia, Myanmar, China, Philippines
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- झिण्टी Jhinti, नील झिण्टी Nil Jhinti, तदरेलु Tadrelu
- Nepali
- भेंडे कुर्रो Bhende Kurro, कटसरैया Katsaraiya, लारी फूल
- Bengali
- ঝিন্টি Jhinti, নীল জটি, ঝিন্টি
- Tamil
- டிசம்பர் பூ December Poo, செம்முள்ளி Cem-Mulli, மிதுரி Mituri
- Telugu
- గొబ్బి Gobbi, కోడి కన్ను Kodi Kannu, ములుగోరంట Mulu Goranta
- Kannada
- ಪಟಿಕ Patika, ಸ್ಫಟಿಕ Sphatika, ಝಿಂಟಿ Jhinti
- Malayalam
- കരിമകുറുഞ്ഞി Karimkurunni
- Marathi
- कोरांटी Koranti, किंवा Kinva, काटेकोरंटी Kate-koranti
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Bluebell Barleria belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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