{"id":1298186,"date":"2011-02-09T05:11:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T05:11:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T11:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T05:50:55","slug":"barleria-montana","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/barleria-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"Barleria montana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barleria<\/i> montana<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 92 1832<\/i>. (syn. Barleria<\/i> purpurea<\/i> Lodd.<\/span><\/a>; Ruellia<\/i> montana<\/i> Wall.<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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commonly known as: mountain barleria \u2022 <\/b>Marathi: \u0921\u094b\u0902\u0917\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0930\u093e\u0902\u091f\u0940 dongari koranti, \u0915\u094b\u0933\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e kolista \u2022 <\/b>Malayalam: bana \u2022<\/b>Tamil: \u0bae\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf mekavanna-k-kurinci \u2022 <\/b>Telugu:<\/b>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Corolla tube<\/span> is white inside in <\/span>Barleria prattensis<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and not so in <\/span>Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>
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Here are the keys from Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India (2010)<\/u>:<\/div>\n
1. Seeds hairy ………….. B. montana<\/b>
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2. Outer sepals 2.5 \u2013 4 cm long; corolla 6 \u2013 8 cm long, pink; capsules 2 \u2013 3 cm long ..\u2026.. 3
\n2. Outer sepals 5 \u2013 6 cm long; corolla more than 12 cm long, white; capsules 3 \u2013 4.5 cm long .\u2026\u2026 B. grandiflora<\/b>
\n3. Stems slender; corolla bilipped; stamens eglandular at base ..\u2026…. B. prattensis<\/b>
\n3. Stems stout; corolla not bilipped; stamens glandular-pubescent at base …….. B. gibsonii<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Both Barleria montana<\/i> and B. prattensis<\/i> resemble in their general morphology hence may be confusing. Calyx features seem to be variable so cannot be wholly relied on. But the seed character is distinct enough to distinguish the two species. According to Shendage & Yadav (2010, Revision of genus Barleria in India):
\nSeeds clothed with appressed-silky hairs ————– Barleria montana
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ANSEPT73 Please identify this plant<\/span><\/a> : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (7).<\/div>\n
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It may be Dyschoriste<\/i> species<\/p>\n

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Barleria prattensis<\/i>, I suppose.<\/p>\n

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After pursuing all the threads at Barleria prattensis<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and confusing with detailed description and keys\u00a0as at Barleria montana?<\/span><\/a> for some time, I finally got clarity.<\/div>\n
Descriptions given\u00a0for the two are overlapping. What stands is the corolla tube being white in <\/span>Barleria prattensis<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and not so in <\/span>Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>
\nIn view, it is\u00a0<\/span>Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Barleria prattensis<\/i>,<\/p>\n

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It is B. montana<\/i> as corolla tube is not white.<\/p>\n

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It is confusing. It looks like both.\u00a0I think …, the person who has posted need to verify the characters & arrive at the conclusion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photos of Barleria montana<\/span><\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (<\/span>3<\/span>)
\n<\/span>Pl. find attached the photographs of <\/span>Barleira montana<\/i>, recorded <\/span>at Yelagiri Hills, Vellore Dist. of Tamilnadu<\/span><\/div>\n
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Request for information about Barleria montana – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/a> : 3 posts by 3 authors.
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Wild flower for ID-061009-RK-3<\/span><\/a> : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (1)
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Is it a species of Barleria<\/i>?<\/p>\n

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Mountain Barleria (Barleria montana<\/i>)?
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Yes, it is Barleria montana<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Pl. confirm it as Barleria prattensis<\/i> Santapau as per another thread<\/u><\/span><\/a> or otherwise.<\/p>\n

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Yes …, it is Barleria prattensis<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Both Barleria montana<\/i> and B. prattensis<\/i> resemble in their general morphology hence may be confusing. Calyx features seem to be variable so cannot be wholly relied on. But the seed character is distinct enough to distinguish the two species. According to Shendage & Yadav (2010, Revision of genus Barleria in India):
\nSeeds clothed with appressed-silky hairs ————– Barleria montana<\/i>
\n<\/span>Seeds glabrous ———————————— Barleria prattensis<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Many many thanks … for this clarity. Though both look similar, I am keen that someone shares with us their collection of <\/span>B. montana<\/i>. There is none in the group’s database at present!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thanks … Yes we need to see authentic pictures (supported with characterization of seeds) for comparison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After pursuing all the threads at Barleria prattensis<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and confusing with detailed description and keys\u00a0as at Barleria montana?<\/span><\/a> for some time, I finally got clarity.<\/div>\n
Descriptions given\u00a0for the two are overlapping. What stands out is the corolla tube being white in <\/span>Barleria prattensis<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and not so in <\/span>Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>
\nIn view, it is\u00a0<\/span>Barleria montana<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Looks very similiar\u00a0with Barleria cristata<\/i><\/p>\n

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Barleria montana<\/i> only,<\/p>\n

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There is no serrate bracts.
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Barleria montana?<\/span><\/a> : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5<\/span>)- around 1 mb each.
\n<\/span>Found <\/span>in Parvuthamalai hills of Eastern ghats.<\/span><\/div>\n
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To me appears more close to Barleria prattensis<\/i> Santapau<\/span><\/a><\/span> than Barleria montana<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0as per images and details herein.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Both Barleria montana<\/i> and B. prattensis<\/i> are morphologically similar, hence often confusing. I remember collecting Barleria montana<\/i> from Paruvathamalai hills. The seeds in this species are hairy. If you see glabrous seeds, then it could be B. prattensis<\/i>.
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May be B montana<\/i>.
\nB prattensis<\/i> not recorded in Thiruvannamalai district as per TN flora.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pl. find out the details from the link … has sent you.<\/p>\n

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It’s matching with B montana<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Here are the keys from Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India (2010):<\/div>\n
Key to the species
\n1. Seeds hairy ………….. B. montana<\/b>
\n1. Seeds glabrous \u2026\u2026… 2<\/div>\n
2. Outer sepals 2.5 \u2013 4 cm long; corolla 6 \u2013 8 cm long, pink; capsules 2 \u2013 3 cm long ..\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.. 3
\n2. Outer sepals 5 \u2013 6 cm long; corolla more than 12 cm long, white; capsules 3 \u2013 4.5 cm long .\u2026\u2026 B. grandiflora<\/b>
\n3. Stems slender; corolla bilipped; stamens eglandular at base ..\u2026………………… B. prattensis<\/b>
\n3. Stems stout; corolla not bilipped; stamens glandular-pubescent at base ……..\u2026. B. gibsonii<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I am giving here the detailed descriptions from the publication\u00a0for checking:<\/div>\n
Barleria montana <\/b>Nees in Wallich <\/span><\/div>\n
Herbs, perennial, up to 60 cm high. Stems terete<\/b>, glabrous. Leaves ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, 7 \u2013 13 * 2.5 \u2013 5 cm, attenuate at base, ciliate at margins, acute at apex<\/b>, glabrous, glaucous beneath; lateral veins 5 or 6 pairs; petioles 1.5 \u2013 2.5 cm long. Flowers solitary<\/b>, sessile or subseesile, axillary or in terminal spikes<\/b>; bracts linear-oblong<\/b>, 2 \u2013 3 cm long, ciliate at margins, acute at apex, <\/b>glabrous. Outer sepals ovate, subequal, 3 \u2013 4\u00a0*\u00a0 1.2 \u2013 2 cm, rounded at base, ciliate at margins, acute at apex, glabrous, strongly nerved, brown<\/b>; inner sepals linear-lanceolate, 1.2 \u2013 1.8\u00a0\u00a0* 0.2 \u2013 0.3 cm, acute at apex, glabrous; midrib distinct. Corolla 7 \u2013 9.5 cm long, glandular-pubescent outside<\/b>, pink; tube 5 \u2013 5.5 cm long; lobes oblong-obovate,<\/b> subequal, 2.5 \u2013 4\u00a0\u00a0 1 \u2013 2 cm, emarginate at apex.<\/b> Fertile stamens 2, exserted; filaments 3.5 \u2013 4 cm long, glandular-hirsute at base; anthers 3 \u2013 4 mm long; staminodes 3, 1 \u2013 2 mm long, glandular-hirsute. Disc covering \u00bd of ovary. Ovary ovoid, 4 \u2013 5 mm long, glabrous; style slender, up to 4 cm long, glabrous; stigma linear, c. 2 mm long, 2-lobed. Capsules oblong-lanceoloid, 2.5 \u2013 3 *\u00a0 0.5\u2013 0.6 cm, glabrous. Seeds ovoid or subquadroid, 4.5 \u2013 6 mm, clothed with appressed-silky hairs.
\nFlowering & Fruiting: October \u2013 February. Habitat: On exposed hill slopes above 1000 m.
\nDistribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Endemic.<\/span><\/div>\n
Barleria prattensis <\/b>Santapau
\nVernacular Names: Madurakurinji (Malayalam); Gulabi Koranti, Ikharu (Marathi).
\nHerbs or undershrubs, perennial, erect or suffruticose, up to 1 m high. Stems terete, deeply grooved<\/b>, glabrous, puberulous at nodes. Leaves elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, 6 \u2013 15\u00a0*\u00a0 2 \u2013 7 cm, attenuate at base, ciliate at margins, acuminate at apex<\/b>, coriaceous<\/b>, glabrous, glaucous beneath; lateral veins 5 or 6 pairs; petioles 0.5 \u2013 3 cm long. Flowers solitary or in pairs, terminal; <\/b>pedicels c. 5 mm long, occasionally up to 8 cm long; bracts linear-lanceolate<\/b>, 0.5 \u2013 1.5\u00a0*\u00a0 0.1 \u2013 1 cm, ciliate at margins, acuminate at apex<\/b>, pubescent or subglabrous. Outer sepals much variable, ovate, 2.5 \u2013 4\u00a0*\u00a0 1.5 \u2013 2 cm, rounded at base, ciliate at margins, acute at apex, glabrous outside, puberulous inside; midrib often reddish brown<\/b>; inner sepals linear-lanceolate, 1 \u2013 1.8 cm long, ciliate at margins, acuminate at apex, pubescent on veins outside. Corolla bilipped (4\u20441), 6 \u2013 8 cm long, glandular-pubescent to glabrous outside<\/b>, pink; tube 3 \u2013 4.5 cm long, whitish; lobes obovate,<\/b> subequal, 1.5 \u2013 2.5\u00a0\u00a0 1 \u2013 2 cm, obtuse at apex<\/b>. Fertile stamens 2, exserted; filaments 2 \u2013 3.5 cm long, glabrous, pinkish towards apex; anthers c. 4 mm long; staminodes 3, 1 \u2013 1.5 cm long, glabrous. Disc covering 1\u20443 of ovary. Ovary oblongovoid, c. 4\u00a0\u00a0 2 mm, glabrous; style slender, 4 \u2013 5 cm long, glabrous, pinkish towards apex; stigma linear, 2-lobed, brown. Capsules ovate-lanceoloid, 2 \u2013 3\u00a0\u00a0 0.5 \u2013 0.8 cm, turgid. Seeds broadly ovoid to subglobose, 4.5 \u2013 6\u00a0\u00a0 4 \u2013 5 mm, glabrous, brown.
\nFlowering & Fruiting: September \u2013 February.
\nHabitat: Undergrowth in deciduous forests.
\nDistribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Hevali, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Endemic.
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Names of Plants in India :: Barleria montana<\/a>: Incorrect image.
\nvia Species<\/a>\u200e > \u200eB<\/a>\u200e > \u200e\u00a0Barleria montana
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commonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0mountain barleria<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0\u0921\u094b\u0902\u0917\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0930\u093e\u0902\u091f\u0940 dongari koranti<\/a>,\u00a0\u0915\u094b\u0933\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e kolista<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0bana<\/a>\u00a0\u2022Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0\u0bae\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf mekavanna-k-kurinci<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>:\u00a0\u0c05\u0c21\u0c35\u0c3f \u0c21\u0c3f\u0c38\u0c46\u0c02\u0c2c\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c32\u0c41 adavi decembaralu<\/a>
\n<\/i>botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Barleria montana<\/i>\u00a0Nees …<\/i>\u00a0synonym<\/b>:\u00a0Barleria morrisiana\u00a0<\/i>E. Barnes & C.E.C. Fisch.<\/p>\n

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Yes … Thanks for putting the corrected name for the plant in picture.
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bar-LEER-ee-uh<\/b>\u00a0— name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\nMON-tah-nuh<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0mon-TAY-nuh<\/b>\u00a0— of the mountains<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a>commonly known as<\/b>: mountain barleria \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u0921\u094b\u0902\u0917\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0930\u093e\u0902\u091f\u0940 dongari koranti, \u0915\u094b\u0933\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e kolista \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0bae\u0bc7\u0b95\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b9e\u0bcd\u0b9a\u0bbf mekavanna-k-kurinci \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c05\u0c21\u0c35\u0c3f \u0c21\u0c3f\u0c38\u0c46\u0c02\u0c2c\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c32\u0c41 adavi decembaralu<\/p>\n

botanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Barleria montana<\/i>\u00a0Nees …\u00a0synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Barleria morrisiana<\/i>\u00a0E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch. \u2022\u00a0Barleria purpurea<\/i>\u00a0G.Lodd. \u2022\u00a0Ruellia montana<\/i>\u00a0Wall. …\u00a0POWO<\/a><\/p>\n

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