✿Acanthaceae · Barleria
Purple Bush-Violet
Barleria gibsonii
Undershruboutdoor
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria gibsonii
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Purple Bush-Violet 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 Purple Bush-Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Purple Bush-Violet
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Purple Bush-Violet (Barleria gibsonii) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Purple Bush-Violet belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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