Mayurpankh / Purple-Throated Bush-Violet
Barleria involucrata var. elata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Mayurpankh
Identify Mayurpankh 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: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mayurpankh.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria involucrata var. elata
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-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 Mayurpankh 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 Mayurpankh itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मयूरपंख Mayurpankh
- Marathi
- जांभली कोरांटी Jambhli Koranti
- Sanskrit
- Kurabakah, Raktamlanah, Saireyakah-Raktah
About Mayurpankh
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Purple-Throated Bush-Violet (Barleria involucrata var. elata) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and Shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Mayurpankh belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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