Jhinti / Porcupine Flower Barleria
Barleria prionitis
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria prionitis
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Asia, Malaccas
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Acanthaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- झिण्टी jhinti, परुष parush, पीला पियाबांसा pila piyabansa, jhinti katsareya
- Bengali
- কণ্টঝিন্টি kantajhinti, পীতঝিন্টি pitajhinti, কাঁটাজাটি
- Tamil
- செம்முள்ளி cem-mulli, கோரண்டம் korantam, கொடிப்பசலை koti-p-pacalai
- Telugu
- గోరంటచెట్టు gorantachettu, ముల్లుగోరంట mullu goranta, ముల్లుగోరింట
- Kannada
- ಹಳದಿ ಗೋರಟೆ haladi gorate, ಕುರಂಟಕ kurantaka, ಮದರಂಗಿ ಗಿಡ madarangi gida
- Malayalam
- ചെമ്മുള്ളി chemmulli, മന്ജകനകമ്ബരമ് Manjakanakambaram, മഞ്ഞക്കനകാംബരം mannakkanakambaram
- Marathi
- कोळिता kolita, पिवळी कोरांटी pivali koranti, पिवळी कोरांटी
- Gujarati
- પીળો કાંટાશેળિયો
About Jhinti
Porcupine Flower Barleria (Barleria prionitis) is an undershrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family (Acanthus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, spike/raceme flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Asia, Malaccas. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Jhinti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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