Barleria lawii T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 492 1867. (Syn: Barleria beddomeiT.Anderson ex Bedd.; Barleria sepalosaC.B.Clarke); . bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary LAW-ee-eye — named in honor of John Sutherland Law (1810–85), Indian Civil Servant and amateur botanist … Wikipedia . commonly known as: large white barleria • Gujarati: કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo • Hindi: चपरी chapari • Kannada: ಕೆನೆ ಗೋರಟೆ ಮುಳ್ಳು kene gorate mullu • Marathi: ईखरू ikharu, पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti . “Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India” by SM Shendage and SR Yadav, Rheedea, Vol. 20 (2), p. 81-130, 2010. (2.9 MB)- ………………………………….. (Subgenus Barleria- Section Chrysothrix- Barleria strigosa, Barleria nitida, Barleria acuminata, Barleria terminalis, Barleria lawii, Barleria involucrata, Barleria courtallica & Barleria vestita) .
Names of Plants in India :: Barleria lawii: commonly known as: Law’s barleria • Gujarati: કાંટા શેરિયો kanta sheriyo • Marathi: ईखरू ikharu, पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti botanical names: Barleria lawii T. Anderson … synonyms: Barleria beddomei T. Anderson ex Bedd. • Barleria sepalosa C.B. Clarke bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary LAW-ee-eye — named in honor of John Sutherland Law (1810–85), Indian Civil Servant and amateur botanist … Wikipediacommonly known as: Law’s barleria • Gujarati: કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo • Marathi: ईखरू ikharu, पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari korantibotanical names: Barleria lawii T.Anderson … synonyms: Barleria beddomei T.Anderson ex Bedd. … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ Law’s barleria
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ ईखरू ikharu पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti
~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/ Revised the English name, added names in Hindi and Kannada, dressed contents in the latest format … bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary LAW-ee-eye — named in honor of John Sutherland Law (1810–85), Indian Civil Servant and amateur botanist … Wikipedia commonly known as: large white barleria • Gujarati: કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo • Hindi: चपरी chapari • Kannada: ಕೆನೆ ಗೋರಟೆ ಮುಳ್ಳು kene gorate mullu • Marathi: ईखरू ikharu, पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti botanical names: Barleria lawii T.Anderson … synonyms: Barleria beddomei T.Anderson ex Bedd. … POWO, retrieved 25 October 2021 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 large white barleria
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand चपरी chapari
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಕೆನೆ ಗೋರಟೆ ಮುಳ್ಳು kene gorate mullu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka ईखरू ikharu
पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Gujarat, Karnataka, ¿ Kerala ?, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 23:26 25-10-2021 ¦ Last updated: 14:00 25-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/10/barleria-lawii-tanderson.html
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria lawii :: near Matheran :: DVMAR11/22 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images. Barleria lawii T.Anderson at Vagha-chi-wadi near Matheran on November 12, 2011
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria lawii :: Malshej Ghat :: DVMAR13/24 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images. Barleria lawii T.Anderson along Malshej Ghat on December 21, 2013
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria lawii :: SGNP & Matheran :: DVMAR12/23 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 5 images.   Acanthaceae Fortnight : Barleria for ID : Mahabaleshwar : 18MAR15 : AK-3 : 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (2) Seen on the mountain slopes on the way to Pratapgadh. A strain(White) of Barleria cristata L. Could be Barleria cristata alba variety It looks like Barleria lawii T.And., Syn. BarleriabeddomeiT.Anderson ex Bedd. The calyx is not bristly so it cannot be Barleria cristata. I agree with the id B. lawii suggested by … . Barleria for ID : 310310-AK-2 : 9 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (2) Date/Time : 1st of December, 2009. Location Place : On the Pratapgadh road, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra… Altitude : … GPS : … Habitat : wild … Type : Plant Habit : Shrubs … Height : 2-3 feet approx … Length : … Leaves Type : … Shape : as seen … Size : … Inflorescence Type : … Size : … Flowers Size : about 1-2 inches … Colour : white … Found growing on the mountain slopes on way to Pratapgadh. Please if you could id which Barleria. Barleria cristata has spiny sepals, which is not seen in the picture here. it is Barleria cristata. B. Lawii has very long corolla tube. B. lawii as per another thread.
Barleria lawii : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Barleria lawii (Acanthaceae) 19 Nov 2017, Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra
Barleria lawii :: Prabalmachi, near Panvel :: 30 NOV 19 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images. Prabalmachi between Matheran and Panvel Date: November 30, 2019 … Altitude: about 390 m (1,280 ft) asl Barleria lawii T.Anderson
Barleria for ID : Nasik : 20DEC19 : AK-15 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) It was growing on a mountain slope. I couldn’t get closer. Barleria longiflora ? Thanks for the id. Hope to get it validated. To me appears more close to Barleria lawii T.Anderson as per comparative images at Barleria Thanks for the suggested id. I had thought it to be the same. Somehow, I could not get closer and take better pictures. I guess correct ID …!
Please check probability of Barleria lawii T. Anderson. One need to google “Harishchandragad” to know the State or region! efi page on Barleria lawii What a regional variation in B. lawii in eFI ! . References: “Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India” by SM Shendage and SR Yadav, Rheedea, Vol. 20 (2), p. 81-130, 2010. |
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