Barleria lawii

Barleria lawii T.Anderson, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 492 1867. (Syn: Barleria beddomeiT.Anderson ex Bedd.; Barleria sepalosaC.B.Clarke);
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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
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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
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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)-
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(Subgenus Barleria- Section Chrysothrix-  Barleria strigosa, Barleria nitida, Barleria acuminata, Barleria terminalis, Barleria lawii, Barleria involucrata, Barleria courtallica & Barleria vestita)
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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 namesBarleria lawii T.Anderson … synonymsBarleria beddomei T.Anderson ex Bedd. … POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Law’s barleria
  • Flowers of India … the commemorative epithet lawii honours John Sutherland Law (1810–85), Indian Civil Servant and amateur botanist … Wikipedia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
ईखरू ikharu
पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to flowers of north Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
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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 namesBarleria lawii T.Anderson … synonymsBarleria 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: GujaratDadra & Nagar HaveliDaman & Diu
કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo
  • word variant – કાંટા શેરિયો kanta sheriyo … Gujarati Lexicon
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: DelhiUttar PradeshBiharChhattisgarhHaryanaJharkhandMadhya 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
  • name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ 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) ~~~~~


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Barleria lawii T.Anderson
at Vagha-chi-wadi near Matheran on November 12, 2011


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Barleria lawii T.Anderson
along Malshej Ghat on December 21, 2013


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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Barleria lawii :: SGNP & Matheran :: DVMAR12/23 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 5 images.
Barleria lawii T.Anderson
at Kanheri Caves, SGNP on February 14, 2010



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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.
Posted earlier on our group….
Barleria for ID : 310310-AK-2

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.
Reasons: Calyx lobes, ovate-elliptic,  not spinous-ciliate, flowers white, pedicel very short,leaves lanceolate, acuminate at both ends.


The calyx is not bristly so it cannot be Barleria cristata. I agree with the id B. lawii suggested by …

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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.

i think this plant is Barleria cristata


Its Barleria grandiflora
For details please follow the link


Barleria cristata has spiny sepals, which is not seen in the picture here.
I think this one could be Barleria lawii.
http://www.flowersofindia.net/LawsBarleria.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4359179035/
Would like … to comment on it.


it is Barleria cristata.
B. Lawii has very long corolla tube.

B. lawii as per another thread.



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Barleria lawii : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Barleria lawii (Acanthaceae)
19 Nov 2017, Malshej Ghat, Maharashtra


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at Alibag, Maharashtra- 12/10/08? At Sagargad, Alibag- Sept’09?; At Kanakeshwar, Alibag- Jan’10?;
                                                               Barleria lawii – indiantreepix | Google Groups


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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

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Barleria for ID : Nasik : 20DEC19 : AK-15 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)
Barleria Species with white flowers seen near Anjaneri, in Nasik in the last week of Nov.
For Species id please.

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 …!



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Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Barleria sp.for ID :: En-route Harishchandragad::: PKA-MAR104/104: : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6).
Seen this almost 2 m tall Barleria sp. en-route Harishchandragad. Requesting 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 !



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References:
Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India” by SM Shendage and SR Yadav, Rheedea, Vol. 20 (2), p. 81-130, 2010.
Updated on May 3, 2025

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