Topic summary
Barleria
Barleria is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 303 species native to the tropics and subtropics, including the Americas from Mexico to northern South America, sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, parts of Malesia, and New Guinea.
Some species include:
- Vahl
- Barleria aculeataBalf.f.
- Barleria albostellataC.B.Clarke, the grey barleria
- Malombe & I.Darbysh.
- Barleria cristataL., the crested Philippine violet
- Barleria elegansS.Moore
- Barleria greeniiM.&K.Balkwill, Green's barleria
- Barleria lupulinaLindl., the hop-headed barleria or snake bush
- Barleria mysorensisB.Heyne ex Roth
- Barleria observatrixBosser & Heine
- Barleria obtusaNees, the bush violet
- Barleria oenotheroidesDum.Cours.
- Barleria opaca(Vahl) Nees
- Barleria popoviiVerdc.
- C.B.Clarke
- Barleria prionitisL., the porcupine flower
- Barleria repensNees, the small bush violet
- Oberm.
- Barleria siamensisCraib
- Barleria strigosaWilld.
- Barleria tetracanthaBalf.f.