Dongari Koranti / Mountain Barleria
Barleria montana
Also known as Hill Barleria
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- November-January
How to identify Dongari Koranti
Identify Dongari Koranti 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: November-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dongari Koranti.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria montana
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dongari 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 Dongari Koranti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- மேகவண்ணக்குறிஞ்சி Mekavannak-kurinchi, மேகவண்ணக்குறிஞ்சி
- Malayalam
- Bana
- Marathi
- डोंगरी कोरांटी Dongari koranti, कोळिस्ता Kolista
About Dongari Koranti
Mountain Barleria (Barleria montana) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from November to January.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Dongari Koranti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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