Five-Stamen Bush-Violet
Barleria involucrata var. involucrata
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Five-Stamen Bush-Violet
Identify Five-Stamen Bush-Violet by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Five-Stamen Bush-Violet.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria involucrata var. involucrata
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- 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 Five-Stamen 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 Five-Stamen Bush-Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Five-Stamen Bush-Violet
Five-Stamen Bush-Violet (Barleria involucrata var. involucrata) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It grows in semi-evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Five-Stamen Bush-Violet belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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