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Hairy Barleria

Barleria mysorensis

Hairy Barleria
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
S. India
Climate
wet tropical

About

Barleria mysorensis, a plant species within the genus Barleria of the family Acanthaceae. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is widely used as an ayurvedic plant in India and Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, it is known as "Katu Nelu".

Other Barleria plants

Barleria aculeata · Grey Barleria · Crested Philippine violet · White bushveld barleria · Wild Bush Petunia · Hophead Philippine violet · Barleria observatrix · Blue Bushviolet · Barleria oenotheroides · Kwahu · Barleria popovii · Porcupine flower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Barleria mysorensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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