Barleria acuminata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- November-December
How to identify Barleria acuminata
Identify Barleria acuminata by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Barleria acuminata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria acuminata
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and scrub forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Barleria acuminata itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Barleria acuminata itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பார்லேரியா அகுமினாட்டா
About Barleria acuminata
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Barleria acuminata is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in deciduous and scrub forest. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Barleria acuminata belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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