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Barleria
''Barleria'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Some species include: * '' Barleria acanthoides'' Vahl * ''Barleria aculeata'' Balf.f. * '' Barleria albostellata'' C.B.Clarke, the grey barleria * '' Barleria compacta'' Malombe & I.Darbysh. * '' Barleria cristata'' L., the crested Philippine violet * '' Barleria elegans'' S.Moore * ''Barleria greenii'' M.&K.Balkwill, Green's barleria * ''Barleria lupulina'' Lindl., the hop-headed barleria or snake bush * '' Barleria micans'' Nees * '' Barleria mysorensis'' B.Heyne ex Roth * '' Barleria observatrix'' Bosser & Heine * '' Barleria obtusa'' Nees, the bush violet * '' Barleria opaca'' (Vahl) Nees * '' Barleria popovii'' Verdc. * '' Barleria pretoriensis'' C.B.Clarke * ''Barleria prionitis ''Barleria prionitis'' is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae, native to Island and Mainland Southeast Asia, China, the Indian Subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa. It is widely spread as an ornamental and weed, occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Rotundifolia
''Barleria'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Some species include: * ''Barleria acanthoides'' Vahl * ''Barleria aculeata'' Balf.f. * '' Barleria albostellata'' C.B.Clarke, the grey barleria * '' Barleria compacta'' Malombe & I.Darbysh. * '' Barleria cristata'' L., the crested Philippine violet * '' Barleria elegans'' S.Moore * ''Barleria greenii'' M.&K.Balkwill, Green's barleria * ''Barleria lupulina'' Lindl., the hop-headed barleria or snake bush * ''Barleria micans'' Nees * '' Barleria mysorensis'' B.Heyne ex Roth * '' Barleria observatrix'' Bosser & Heine * '' Barleria obtusa'' Nees, the bush violet * '' Barleria opaca'' (Vahl) Nees * '' Barleria popovii'' Verdc. * '' Barleria pretoriensis'' C.B.Clarke * ''Barleria prionitis ''Barleria prionitis'' is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae, native to Island and Mainland Southeast Asia, China, the Indian Subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa. It is widely spread as an ornamental and weed, occur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Lupulina
''Barleria lupulina'', the hop-headed barleria, is a plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ... in the family Acanthaceae. It occurs in Southeast Asia. References lupulina {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Siamensis
''Barleria siamensis'', the Siamese barleria, is a plant in the family Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in .... It occurs in southern Asia. References External links''Barleria siamensis'' Craib, hortipedia siamensis Plants described in 1911 Taxa named by William Grant Craib {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Prionitis
''Barleria prionitis'' is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae, native to Island and Mainland Southeast Asia, China, the Indian Subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa. It is widely spread as an ornamental and weed, occurring in naturalised populations around the world. It used not only as an ornamental but also as a hedge and extensively as a component of folk medicines. As a weed it is regarded as problematic in many areas. Description A much-branched shrub up to 1.8m tall, the lower leaf axils have spines 1–2 cm in length, one of the specific features of this ''Barleria''. The stem and branches are terete, smooth, lenticellate and glabrous. The leaves are elliptic to ovate (4-10.5 × 1.8-5.5 cm) with both surfaces pubescent when young but becoming glabrescent soon. The large golden-yellow flowers are clustered in the axils of the upper leaves and/or on bracts. Apically spinose calyx lobes and a yellowish to orange corolla are used to distinguish thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Obtusa
''Barleria obtusa'', the bush violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It occurs naturally along forest margins in the summer rainfall region of South Africa. It is widely cultivated as a decorative garden shrub. Uses In tropical Africa, the leaves are cooked as a vegetable Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems ..., and the plant is used medicinally.Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen. References External links Species account. Advice on cultivation {{Taxonbar, from=Q253341 obtusa Flora of South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Cristata
''Barleria cristata'', the Philippine violet, bluebell barleria or crested Philippine violet, is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae. Distribution and habitat It is native to a wide area ranging from Southern China to India and Myanmar. Cultivated as an ornamental plant in villages and gardens, it has become naturalized in Hawaii, where it grows in dry habitats. In Fiji, where it is known as ''"tombithi"'' and in Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), the shrub grows also as a ruderal species along roadsides and disturbed areas from near sea level to about 100 m. Description It grows as a shrub 60 –100 cm tall. The leaves are dark green on the upper surface and pale green on the lower surface. They are elliptic to narrowly ovate. The flowers are about 5 cm long, funnel-shaped in violet, pink, or white color. The fruits are about 1.5 cm long ellipsoid capsules. They become glabrous and glossy at maturity. Uses Known as อังกาบ, this plant is used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barleria Greenii
''Barleria greenii'' (Green's barleria, or wild bush petunia), is a plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to a small area near Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. External links''Barleria greenii'' M. & K.Balkwill, PlantZAfrica.com greenii {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
