Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 313 1821. (Syn: Barleria bispinosa Nees (ambiguous synonym); Barleria buxifolia Roxb. [Invalid]; Barleria buxifolia var. mysorensis (B. Heyne ex Roth) Remadevi; Barleria obovata Buch.-Ham.; Barleria spina-ceylanica Nees; Dicranacanthus spina-zeylanica Oerst.); . S-India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; . bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary my-sor-EN-sis — of or from Mysore, India … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: hairy barleria, Mysore barleria, Mysore prickly purple dye • Kannada: ಚುಳ್ಳಿ ಮುಳ್ಳಿ chulli mulli, ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಗಿಡ gubbacchi gida, ಕಾಡುಸುಲ್ಲಿ kaadusulli • Malayalam: ചുള്ളി chulli • Tamil: காட்டுச்சுள்ளி kattu-c-culli • Telugu: బంతులగొబ్బి bantalagobbi, ఎర్ర ములుగోరింట erra mulugorinta, నల్ల ములుగోరింట nalla mulugorinta Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/04/barleria-mysorensis-roth.html . As per efi thread: Have pasted the key to both the species along with some additional notes from the paper by Shendage & Yadav (who have examined B. mysorensis from near Rishi Valley) herewith: Plants glandular-hairy; flowers pedicelled, pink; outer sepals linear-lanceolate, entire, twice longer than inner ones. – B. mysorensis Plants not glandular-hairy; flowers sessile, white or sky blue; outer sepals broadly ovate, dentate, four times longer than inner ones. – B. buxifolia Barleria mysorensis “closely resembles B. buxifolia but differs in entire plant being glandular-hairy; flowers pedicellate and pink; outer sepals ovate-oblong and inner sepals slightly smaller than outer ones. Flowers open between 7 and 9 am and remain till the next day.” .
Id for this Acanthaceae? – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) From the leaves it looks like the pink form of Barleria repens, which is commonly red. Can’t be too sure though. The plant was identified as Barleria mysorensis by …
Barleria mysorensis: 1 correct image as above. I may be troubling everybody with these photos. If possible i need identification for few photos I took some 10 to 15 years earlier. there are many more which were taken when I didn’t know what is needed for identification The 1st pic is that of Barleria mysorensis – Box-leaved Barleria – Acanthaceae.
Fwd: [efloraofindia:164144] plant 2 taken in Rishi Valley near Madanapalli : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 3 authors. Please I need id for these 2 plants taken in Rishi Valley near Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh in May 2013. Barleria mysorensis. The flower with six corolla lobes [Plant 2a.jpg] appears to be an aberration. It is Barleria buxifolia Linn. a very common plant along roadsides in dry hilly areas Thanks for all the info reg the Barleria id. I checked my other pics and the flower is pink (B. mysorensis) and not white/sky blue of B. buxifolia. I also read the link sent by … & page 91 line drawings matches with my pics with longish thorns on the plant. Hope my understanding is correct?? In light of the paper linked in my previous email, this plant appears to match with Barleria mysorensis. Have pasted the key to both the species along with some additional notes from the paper by Shendage & Yadav (who have examined B. mysorensis from near Rishi Valley) herewith: Plants glandular-hairy; flowers pedicelled, pink; outer sepals linear-lanceolate, entire, twice longer than inner ones. – B. mysorensis Plants not glandular-hairy; flowers sessile, white or sky blue; outer sepals broadly ovate, dentate, four times longer than inner ones.B. buxifolia Barleria mysorensis “closely resembles B. buxifolia but differs in entire plant being glandular-hairy; flowers pedicellate and pink; outer sepals ovate-oblong and inner sepals slightly smaller than outer ones. Flowers open between 7 and 9 am and remain till the next day.” Source: “Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India” by SM Shendage and SR Yadav, Rheedea, Vol. 20 (2), p. 81-130, 2010. Thank you … for clarifying my doubts. Sure, the description matches B. mysorensis very well.
Acanthaceae week MS 060611 -34 .: I think it should be Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth only. yes it is Barleria mysorensis; very common in our area
Barleria buxifolia L. SN Sep 16 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). Barleria buxifolia L., wild perennial herb/ under shrub near foot hills, observed from Chandapura area of Bangalore. I think it should be Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth rather than Barleria buxifolia L. as per images and details herein. Ok; Thanks
Spiny bush for ID Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu NAW-OCT-23 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Barleria buxifolia. I think it should be Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth rather than Barleria buxifolia L. as per images and details herein. For me the ID by … is correct. Of course the ID is always confusing.
Acanthaceae Fortnight : Barleria buxifolia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Barleria buxifolia growing in the wild, outskirts of Bangalore Photograph taken in January 2010. what is that thorn like appendage coming out od the center of the flower or is it? just a visual illusion? I think it should be Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth rather than Barleria buxifolia L. as per images and details herein.
Fwd: suggestion for ID Barleria mysorensis or Barleria buxiflora : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Please find attached Images Location;- Bilikere ,Mysore ,Karnataka ,India Date :- 24-23-jan 2020 larval host host plant for Butterfly lemon pansy Junonia lemonias and yellow pansy Junonia hierta hierta 2 butterflies found majorly in our survey on mentioned dates suggestion for ID Barleria mysorensis or Barleria buxiflora I think it should be Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth only. . Names of Plants in India :: Barleria mysorensis Roth: 1 image. Barleria mysorensis Roth bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary my-sor-EN-sis — of or from Mysore, India … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: hairy barleria, Mysore barleria, Mysore prickly purple dye • Kannada: ಚುಳ್ಳಿ ಮುಳ್ಳಿ chulli mulli, ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಗಿಡ gubbacchi gida, ಕಾಡುಸುಲ್ಲಿ kaadusulli • Malayalam: ചുള്ളി chulli • Tamil: காட்டுச்சுள்ளி kattu-c-culli • Telugu: బంతులగొబ్బి bantalagobbi, ఎర్ర ములుగోరింట erra mulugorinta, నల్ల ములుగోరింట nalla mulugorinta botanical names: Barleria mysorensis Roth … homotypic synonyms: Barleria buxifolia var. mysorensis (Roth) Remadevi … heterotypic synonyms: Barleria obovata Buch.-Ham. … and more at POWO, retrieved 22 April 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India hairy barleria, Mysore barleria
Mysore prickly purple dye
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಚುಳ್ಳಿ ಮುಳ್ಳಿ chulli mulli
ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಗಿಡ gubbacchi gida
ಕಾಡುಸುಲ್ಲಿ kaadusulli
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep ചുള്ളി chulli
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands காட்டுச்சுள்ளி kattu-c-culli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry బంతులగొబ్బి bantalagobbi, ఎర్ర ములుగోరింట erra mulugorinta, నల్ల ములుగోరింట nalla mulugorinta
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in Sri Lanka
~~~~~ Created on: 10:17 22-04-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:18 22-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/04/barleria-mysorensis-roth.html both Malayalam and English names are correct, . References: |
Barleria mysorensis
Updated on May 1, 2025