How to identify Jhinti
Identify Jhinti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jhinti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria cristata var. dichotoma
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jhinti 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 Jhinti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
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
About Jhinti
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Barleria cristata var. dichotoma is a herb.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Jhinti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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