Barleria prattiana Santapau , Kew Bull. 3: 487 1948 publ. 1949. as per POWO & IPNI; . bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary prat-tee-AY-nuh — named for Dr C A Pratt, London, who helped Santapau with Flora of Khandala … IPNI , commonly known as: forest barleria, pink barleria • Gujarati: ગુલાબી કાંટાશેળિયો gulabi kantasheliyo • Hindi: गुलाबी झिण्टी gulabi jhinti • Kannada: ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಗೋರಂಟಿ gulabi goranti • Konkani: गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti • Malayalam: മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji • Marathi: गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti, इखरु ikharu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/10/barleria-prattensis-santapau.html . As per efi thread: .
barleria prattensis: Nice photographs ! Mine are also flowering. In the last photo leaves seems to be eaten by a caterpillar. May I know the name of the caterpillar. Didn’t notice any caterpillars but can only hazard a guess as it is the food plant of the Pansy group of butterflies.
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Plz id this Barleria species: pa7 – 26oct2012: This looks like the Forest Barleria [Baleria prattensis]. You are most welcome. Sending a few of my photographs taken on my property at Shahapur last Sunday.
Id of flower ID 27062013SH2 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Flower for Id please. This is the Forest Barleria [Barleria prattenis]. My photographs of this are available at this link
Names of Plants in India :: Barleria cristata: 5 correct images as above. ………………… do you by chance have any other picture of this plant showing bracts? Somehow this looks like Barleria montana (bracts entire here, but bristly ciliate in B. cristata) to me. I may be wrong but. If you have already verified this, then you should be right. … salutes … indeed mistaken identity. Have attached the photos dug from archive … they were not uploaded because of poor quality. Will make changes accordingly in my notes. Immense thanks for this correction. … the photo changed at the species page of Barleria cristata at https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/b/barleria-cristata Pasting a link of Bengal Plants for the Bengali name of this plant – The name should read as জতি or জাতি for the coloured ones and সাদা জতি or সাদা জাতি for the white ones, i think. Many many thanks … for providing the correct names for this plant. Will incorporate these names in near future, A link of Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis. According to Piddington = JHINTEE in Sanskrit According to “Plant Groups” (H. Mukherji) = JHINTI in Sanskrit and JHINTE in Hindi for Barleria cristata. শাদা should be written as সাদা (white) , for a majority of West Bengal colloquial/verbal Bengali doesn’t make sharp difference between “S” and “SH”. And জাতি, in place of জতি . Thank you very much … for elaboration and clarity. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Thanks … for putting the corrected ID – B. prattensis.
Barleria from Satpura– NSD 45 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Seen this plant yesterday (9.10.09) in Madai area of Satpura Tiger Reserve I think it is slightly different from Barleria montana posted today Family – Acanthaceae Photographed on – 9-9-09 Please id this plant I think this much variation can be ignored. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread
Flowers : 5 posts by 3 authors. 1. flowers of 1 : Barleria involucrata Mar.name : Jambhali Koranti 2 : Barleria lawii Mar.name : Pandhari Koranti 3 : Centhratherum phyllolaenum Eng.name : Purple head Photographed at Alibag ,Maharashtra Lovely shots, …, A link for details of Barleria involucrata with Ver. names: Here is a correction in identification from …: Barleria involucrata picture is of Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Thanks … for resurfacing … post. The photo named Jambhali Koranti looks B. prattensis and not involucrata.
Barleria sp. : 3 posts by 3 authors. 2 correct images as above. PA100045 & 46 … Barleria montana … commonly known as: mountain barleria • Marathi: डोंगरी कोरांटी dongari koranti PA100045 & 46 is Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread
Names of Plants in India :: Barleria Montana : 3 posts by 2 authors. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Yes … Thanks for putting the corrected name for the plant in picture. The compiled names however belong to B. montana.
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria montana :: Valley Park :: DVMAR16/27 : 6 posts by 3 authors. 1 image. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Thanks … for the appreciation. Yes …, thanks for putting the corrected ID here in this post. Thanks, … I have done for all the posts in efi site. Pl. correct me if i am wrong.
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria montana :: Karnala Bird Sanctuary :: DVMAR15/26 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 1 image. Barleria montana Nees at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on December 9, 2006 Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Yes …, many thanks for putting the corrected ID in this post.
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria montana :: Tungareshwar WLS :: DVMAR17/28 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 4 images. Barleria montana Nees at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on October 9, 2008 Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Yes …, many thanks for putting the corrected ID in this post. . Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria montana :: Tungareshwar WLS :: DVMAR18/29 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 1 image. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Yes …, many thanks for putting the corrected ID in this post.
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria montana :: Tungareshwar WLS :: DVMAR19/30 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 2 images. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Yes …, many thanks for putting the corrected ID in this post.
Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria montana :: Karnala Bird Sanctuary :: DVMAR20/31 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 3 images. Barleria prattensis Santapau as per another thread Yes …, many thanks for putting the corrected ID in this post. . Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Misidentifications :: B. montana for B. prattensis :: DVMAR23/34 : 4 posts by 3 authors. On going through Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India by Shankar M. Shendage and S.R. Yadav, I found I have messed up few posts with wrongly identifying Barleria prattensis as Barleria montana. This document is no longer found at Rheedea site, however you may download it from one of the posts in group’s database; thanks to Usha di for sharing it. I have put below links to my recent posts carrying misidentifications. They must be Barleria prattensis Santapau, Kew Bull. 3: 487. 1949; … synonym: Barleria montana auct. non Nees, 1832: Beddome, Icon. Pl. Ind. Or.: t. 257. 1868; Cooke, Fl. Bombay 2: 461. 1904. AND NOT Barleria montana Nees in Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 92. 1832 & in de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 232. 1847; … synonym:Barleria morrisiana E. Barnes & C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. 1939: 659. 1939; Karthikeyan et al., Fl. Pl. India – Dicotyl. 1: 6. 2009, syn. nov. I checked group’s database – till date, there is no post of B. montana; I eagerly hope we get somebody posting it during this fortnight. While I am strong about these misidentifications in my collection, I will be glad to get validations (positive OR negative). Will later correct my notes at flickr after the fortnight. DVMAR19/30 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on October 18, 2008 DVMAR20/31 at Karnala Bird Sanctuary on October 25, 2008 Yes, …, I always thought that the plant you posted was Barleria prattensis. Thanks … very much for validating my thoughts. Will be correcting my notes soon. Thanks for correcting the case, … wish every one else would follow your suit. Thanks … for pointing out that changes were called for in another thread Without wanting to ruffle this post, I see most of the B. prattensis (known as pink barleria or गुलाबी कोरांटी) posted in the group of lilac / lavender colour. Surely they are not pink. I will compile all the posts till date in this thread later when I get time and re-put my thoughts about prattensis / montana.
Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Barleria Prattensis :: Nakhind : PKA-MAR76/76:: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1) Barleria prattensis Photographed at Nakhind, Maharashtra.
Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Barleria prattensis- Close up :: Panvel region : PKA-MAR73/73:: : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
Barleria from Satpura Tiger Reserve : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Photographed in Satpura Tiger Reserve, I think it is some Barleria sp. but not clear about the species. Please help me in identification of sp. It appears to be Barleria involucrata. Could this be Barleria prattensis ? Thanks, … You are right for this being Barleria prattensis as per Barleria prattensis Santapau
Flower for Id – Is it Barleria prattenis ? : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Flower for Id pl. Is it Barleria prattenis ? Location – Mumbai Date – October 2017 Yes, Barleria prattensis to me.
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Barleria prattensis :: Prabalmachi, near Panvel :: 30 NOV 19 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. Prabalmachi between Matheran and Panvel Date: November 30, 2019 … Altitude: about 390 m (1,280 ft) asl Barleria prattensis Santapau nice photos. nicer spotting abilities on a trek? Yes, … ! Here it is trekking. And have to ask for time when I spot some plant. Since I cannot take much advantage of their time, I stop somewhere half way and explore that region until their return. . Names of Plants in India :: Barleria prattensis Santapau : 5 posts by 4 authors. via Species > B > Barleria prattensis Santapau … family: Acanthaceae
bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier … Dave’s Botanary prat-TEN-sis — named for Dr C A Pratt, London, who helped Santapau with Flora of Khandala … IPNI commonly known as: forest barleria, pink barleria • Malayalam: മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji • Marathi: गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti, इखरु ikharu botanical names: Barleria prattensis Santapau … synonyms: no synonyms known … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ forest barleria
pink barleria ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti
इखरु ikharu ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/ Epithet correction made | some regional names coined: bar-LEER-ee-uh — name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave’s Botanary prat-tee-AY-nuh — named for Dr C A Pratt, London, who helped Santapau with Flora of Khandala … IPNI commonly known as: forest barleria, pink barleria • Gujarati: ગુલાબી કાંટાશેળિયો gulabi kantasheliyo • Hindi: गुलाबी झिण्टी gulabi jhinti • Kannada: ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಗೋರಂಟಿ gulabi goranti • Konkani: गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti • Malayalam: മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji • Marathi: गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti, इखरु ikharu botanical names: Barleria prattiana Santapau … synonyms: no synonyms known … POWO, retrieved 08 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 forest barleria
pink barleria
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu ગુલાબી કાંટાશેળિયો gulabi kantasheliyo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand गुलाबी झिण्टी gulabi jhinti
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಗುಲಾಬಿ ಗೋರಂಟಿ gulabi goranti
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti
इखरु ikharu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ *Andhra Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu; endemic to India
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 09:19 29-10-2021 ¦ Last updated: 21:06 08-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/10/barleria-prattensis-santapau.html both Malayalam and English names are correct
Is this mountain barleria Barleria montana: Pl validate the ID or please suggest otherwise. Photograph taken in Bandhavgarh national park. I think it is Barleria cristata, as the sepals look serrate in the picture. Look like Barleria prattensis Sant. Yes, appears close to images at Barleria prattensis
Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Barleria prattensis ? :: Panvel region : PKA-MAR72/72::: : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Need help with id’ing this pink-flowered annual : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Bhopal; black soil; 11/10/2020 Barleria montana Thanks, …, for the initial id. It is Barleria prattensis (often confused with Barleria montana) as per images and details herein. . Barleria montana : Borgad Conservation Reserve : Nasik : 21SEP21 : AK – 031: 4 images. Barleria montana seen at the base of Borgad, on the mountain slopes. For validation. Yes it’s Why not Barleria prattensis? Confusing. Images of B. prattensis in FoI looks more close. Seeds hairy …….. montana Since I had not seen Barleria prattensis before, it did not come to my mind. Now, even I feel it is closer to Barleria prattensis as suggested by … …, there were no seeds as yet. …, you have expertise in the flora in Maharashtra, please give your final opinion. Well, Barleria prattensis is common in this part of Maharashtra. I haven’t seen B. montana but that doesn’t mean it is not present. Borgad Conservation Reserve is a restricted area, which comes under the Air Force. Special permission was taken by the Nature Conservation Society of Nasik to see the flowering of Karvi after 8 years. The Field Officer … tells me it is Forest Barleria, Endemic to Western Ghats. It is also the host plant for Pansy Species of Butterflies. I have seen Barleria montana only in Mahabaleshwar before. The above was growing in a number of places. Nature Conservation Society’s Field Officer … has confirmed this to be Barleria prattensis. Thanks for pointing out the error, else I would have not realised my mistake. It’s always a pleasure to learn from you. . Peth Kothaligad, September 2021 :: Barleria for ID :: ARK2022-006: 3 images. This was clicked at Peth Kothaligad hill fort near Karjat, MH in September 2021. Confused between Barleria montana and B. prattensis. Requested to please ID. I think it is Barleria prattensis. I remember observing it at Peth fort. Corolla tube is white inside in Barleria prattensis and not so in Barleria montana In Santapau’s work of 1951, The Acanthaceae of Bombay, there are detailed descriptions of both the species. The main difference is in the seeds, larger and hairy in B. montana, and smaller and glabrous in B. prattensis. He also states that B. montana is not found in the Bombay presidency. The colour of the corolla in B. prattensis varies from rosy pink to purple with the colour fading in older flowers. The flowers of B. montana are said to be bright blue. Earlier taxonomists depended more on herbarium specimens. I have doubts about: ‘The flowers of B. montana are said to be bright blue’ Myself observing these two in our database, came to a clear cut conclusion (although I have not seen mentioned anywhere): Corolla tube is white inside in Barleria prattensis and not so in Barleria montana Pl. check, you will be surprised to find out. This would be a very useful and easy distinction. It would need to be verified by collecting seeds of specific plants. It would please you to know that the “whitish” corolla tube does find a mention in the description of B. prattensis in the “Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India” by Shankar M. Shendage and S. R. Yadav, published in 2010. I’ve attached the relevant excerpts of the descriptions of B. prattensis and B. montana from this paper. I am well acquainted with Santapau’s work. These are his precise words regarding B. montana: “The flowers are said to be bright blue”. Obviously, he was not writing from first-hand experience on this occasion. All the authors (past and present) agree that the seeds are the key distinguishing factor between these two species. On the distribution of B. montana, Santapau wrote that “this plant does not occur in Bombay State, or at least I have failed to find a single authentic specimen”. According to the paper on Barleria cited above, it does occur in Maharashtra but to a far lesser extent than B. prattensis. On close observation of the first two images by …, the corolla tube is indeed whitish. In fact, the white corolla tube is clearly visible in the side view of the topmost flower in the photograph labelled “Barleria_Kothaligad3.JPEG”. If we are to rely on this character in the absence of seeds, it would be fair to consider this plant as B. prattensis. 2 attachments. . The name Barleria prattensis is taxonomically incorrect. It is named after some Mr. Pratt, but when you coin an epithet after someone’s name, you should never end it as ensis. This ending of an epithet is used when the plant is being named after a place, e.g. yunnanensis, capensis, nilgherrensis etc. The ending iana can be used when the epithet is named after a person, e.g., wightiana, hamiltoniana, wallichiana etc. It is against taxonomy rules to name an epithet after a person, and end it with ensis. That’s why prattensis is incorrect. For correcting such names, a separate paper is not required. The incorrect epithet can just be replaced by the taxonomically correct epithet. You can see that POWO mentions the exact same publication, Kew Bull. 3: 487 (1948 publ. 1949) , for both the names! You may like to put the correct name, Barleria prattiana Santapau on eFI. Many many thanks, …, for pointing to this fact, and bringing it to light. Indeed yes, POWO mentions same source of publication for both the names. In the Barleria prattiana Santapau page, a justifying note would encourage discontinuing use of the name Barleria prattensis Santapau . That is why none of the databases are not 100 % perfect and reliable. Whenever I point out some mistakes in GBIF databases they just reply that it is the responsibility of the person / organisation uploading the data, not the GBIF. How can POWO and GBIF and other databases upload data with two accepted names for the same sp.? At the International Plant Names Index, IPNI (2025), there is a justification note at the bottom of the “Barleria prattiana Santapau” page. It is just as Tabish suggested. Thanks a lot, …, I will correct it. . |
Barleria prattiana
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