✿Acanthaceae · Barleria
Nili Koranti / Blue Barleria
Barleria terminalis
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Barleria terminalis
- Genus
- Barleria
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Stream sides
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-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 Nili 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 Nili Koranti itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பார்லேரியா டெர்மினலிசு
- Kannada
- ನೀಲಿ ಗೋರಟೆ Nili Gorate
- Marathi
- निळी कोरांटी Nili Koranti
About Nili Koranti
Blue Barleria (Barleria terminalis) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It grows in stream sides. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Botanical family
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Nili Koranti belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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