Bristly Blue Bush-Violet
Barleria strigosa
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Bristly Blue Bush-Violet
Identify Bristly Blue 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bristly Blue Bush-Violet.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria strigosa
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist and shaded places
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Sikkim, Telangana, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bristly Blue 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 Bristly Blue Bush-Violet itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- बन उर्धयरे
- Bengali
- নীল ঝাঁটি, নীল ঝিন্টি
- Tamil
- நீலாம்பரம்
About Bristly Blue Bush-Violet
Bristly Blue Bush-Violet (Barleria strigosa) is a low shrub in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and 7 other states. It grows in moist and shaded places. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Bristly Blue Bush-Violet belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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