Pink Barleria
Barleria prattensis
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- October-January
How to identify Pink Barleria
Identify Pink Barleria 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-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pink Barleria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria prattensis
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pink Barleria 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 Pink Barleria itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பார்லேரியா பிரட்டென்சிசு
- Malayalam
- മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി, Barleria prattensis
About Pink Barleria
A member of the Acanthaceae family, Pink Barleria (Barleria prattensis) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in deciduous and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Pink Barleria belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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