Chulli Mulli / Mysore Bush-Violet
Barleria mysorensis
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-March
How to identify Chulli Mulli
Identify Chulli Mulli 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: July-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chulli Mulli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria mysorensis
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-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 Chulli Mulli 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 Chulli Mulli itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- காட்டுச்சுள்ளி Kattu-c-culli
- Kannada
- ಚುಳ್ಳಿ ಮುಳ್ಳಿ Chulli mulli, ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಗಿಡ Gubbacchi gida, ಕಾಡುಸುಲ್ಲಿ Kaadusulli
- Malayalam
- ചുള്ളി Chulli
About Chulli Mulli
Mysore Bush-Violet (Barleria mysorensis) is a shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Chulli Mulli belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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