''Barleria'' is a genus of plants in the family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

. It includes 303 species native to the tropics and subtropics, including the Americas from Mexico to northern South America, sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, parts of

Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...

, and

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

. 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, occurring in ...

'' L., the porcupine flower * '' Barleria repens'' Nees, the small bush violet * '' Barleria rotundifolia'' Oberm. * '' Barleria siamensis'' Craib * '' Barleria strigosa'' Willd. * '' Barleria tetracantha'' Balf.f.

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