Kate Koranti / Spiny Barleria
Barleria cuspidata
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- December-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria cuspidata
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungle
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kate Koranti 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 Kate Koranti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பார்லேரியா கசுபிடேட்டா
- Marathi
- काटे कोरांटी Kate koranti, पिवळी कोरांटी Pivali koranti
About Kate Koranti
Spiny Barleria (Barleria cuspidata) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in scrub jungle. Flowering and fruiting run from December to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Kate Koranti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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