{"id":1407392,"date":"2013-07-21T09:59:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T09:59:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T11:14:34","slug":"barleria-acuminata","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/barleria-acuminata\/","title":{"rendered":"Barleria acuminata"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barleria<\/i> acuminata<\/i> Nees (Syn: Barleria<\/i> tomentosa<\/i> Roth var.<\/span> acuminata<\/i> Clarke in Hook. f.);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Subshrubs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves to 4-5 x 2.5-3 cm, ovate-orbicular, apex acute, apiculate, base rounded, tomentose; petiole to 3.5 cm, pubescent. Racemes axillary and terminal; bracts 1.3 cm long, lanceolate, glandular, pubescent, acute; outer calyx lobes larger, 13 x 2 mm; inner smaller to 6 x 2 mm, lanceolate, pubescent; corolla tube to 3 cm, lobes 1 cm, obovate, obtuse, imbricate; filaments 7 mm; ovary 3 mm, ovoid, style 3.5 cm long, hairy at the base. \t<\/font><\/p>\n

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Western Ghats<\/font><\/div>\n
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efloraindia: 091211 BRS 248:<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n

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Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. request.<\/div>\n
Looks like some species of Nilgirianthus<\/i>? I am not sure. But experts can confirm the id.<\/div>\n
Moss flowering is there along the Managarai- Anaikatti Road. (SH 164)
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Date: 08.12.2011<\/font><\/div>\n
Habitat: Wild<\/font><\/div>\n
Habit: shrub.<\/font><\/p>\n
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This is not Niligirianthus<\/i> I presume because the flowers look very different.<\/div>\n

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Next the mosses never flower because they are from the group of non- flowering plants the elongated reproduction structure visible is actually a sporophyte. You can check the life cycle of moss from the link below.<\/div>\n
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I think … misspelled ‘mass’ as Moss.<\/font><\/div>\n
Could this be Barleria<\/i> sp.? perhaps B.cristata<\/i>?<\/p>\n
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Barleria acuminata<\/i> Wight ex Nees. <\/p>\n

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Thanks, …,\u00a0 <\/span>Can it\u00a0be Barleria<\/i> tomentosa<\/i> Roth<\/span><\/font><\/a> as per Revision of the Genus Barleria<\/b> (Acanthaceae) in India – IAAT<\/a><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Acanthaceae for id 200110MK1<\/a> : 13 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (4).<\/font><\/p>\n

Please id this shrub found in the scrub forests<\/font> of Satyamangalam RF.\u00a0<\/font><\/div>\n
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i think its is Barleria strigosa<\/i> of Acanthaceae<\/i> family<\/p>\n

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As … I too hope that the plant in the attach photo is of Barleria strigosa<\/i> Willd. <\/p>\n

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I go<\/font> for<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/font>Barleria\u00a0acanthoides<\/i>\u00a0Vahl<\/font>, the type species of genus Barleria<\/i><\/font>.<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/font><\/font>This is Barleria acuminata<\/p>\n

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<\/i>Yes,\u00a0… has rightly said<\/font><\/div>\n

Barleria\u00a0acuminata<\/i>\u00a0Wight ex Nees<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Yes, it looks like B. acuminata<\/i>..<\/div>\n

Refer Rheedea20_81-130..<\/p>\n

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ANOCT05\/05 Barleria sp. for identification<\/a>\u00a0: 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments<\/span> (<\/font>5<\/font><\/span>)<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n

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Family: Acanthaceae<\/i>
Date: 25th October 2015
Place: Savandurga, Karnataka<\/font>
Habit: Shrub
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Can this be Barleria acuminata<\/i> Wight ex Nees<\/font><\/a>?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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I agree with \u00a0Barleria<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>acuminata<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>Wight ex Nees<\/p>\n

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Sidharkal Natham 150713 TBN 2 for id<\/a> :\u00a0<\/span>Attachments<\/span> (4<\/span>). 7 posts by 3 authors.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Please identify this plant details of which are as follows:<\/div>\n
Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>: 25.11.12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
Location\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:Sidharkal Natham, Nagamalai hills 20 km from Madurai<\/font><\/div>\n
Altitude\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:1000 ft<\/font><\/div>\n
Habitat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:rocky hills<\/font><\/div>\n
Habit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:shrub<\/font><\/div>\n
Height\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>:3 ft<\/font><\/div>\n
Leaves\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:opposite<\/font><\/div>\n
Flowers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:violet<\/font><\/div>\n
Fruits\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>:not seen<\/div>\n
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I think some Barleria<\/i> sp., check for Barleria acuminata..<\/i><\/p>\n
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Many thanks for the id. Appears to be endemic to Tamilnadu and Kerala.<\/p>\n

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It may be <\/font>Barleria<\/i> tomentosa<\/i> Roth<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a>\u00a0as per\u00a0Revision of the Genus Barleria<\/b> (Acanthaceae) in India – IAAT<\/a><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>… postings (efloraindia:98517] efloraindia: 091211 BRS 248) at the link https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/#!topic\/indiantreepix\/GuGx3mTrKko<\/a> has been identified by … as B. acuminata<\/i>. Hence, this may be a different species, in my view.<\/p>\n

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Barleria tomentosa Roth var. tomentosa SN21118<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments<\/span> (2)<\/font><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n

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I feel it may be Barleria acuminata<\/i> Nees<\/font><\/font><\/a> <\/font><\/span>as per images herein and as per Revision of the Genus Barleria<\/b> (Acanthaceae) in India – IAAT<\/font><\/a>\u00a0(2010) (Notes at p.98: Roth in 1821 described a new species, B. tomentosa<\/i> based on collections 2503a, 2503b and 2503c made by Wight and others. Nees described B. acuminata<\/i> based on specimen 2503c collected by Wight. Clarke (1884) reduced B. acuminata<\/i> as a variety of B. tomentosa<\/i>. Critical observations in the field, plants grown in the garden and herbarium comparison reveal that B. acuminata<\/i> is a distinct species. This species closely resembles B. tomentosa<\/i> Roth, but differs in having deltoid-ovate leaves with stellate hairs (also found in B. longiflora<\/i>), large corolla and capsule, corolla tube narrowly tubular enlarging upward.<\/font> B. tomentosa<\/i> has broadly ovate leaves without stellate hairs, shorter and small corolla and funnel shaped tube.)<\/font><\/p>\n
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Flora of Davanagere District: Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (Keys- buxifolia, prionotis, cuspidata, acuminata <\/i><\/b>& involucrata<\/i><\/b> & Description)<\/span><\/a> <\/font>(Barleria<\/i> acuminata<\/i><\/b> Nee with Barleria<\/i> tomentosa<\/i> Roth var.<\/span> acuminata<\/i> Clarke in Hook. f. as a syn.)<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Volume 2<\/font><\/a> <\/font>By N. P. Singh <\/font>(<\/font>Barleria<\/font><\/i> acuminata<\/i><\/font><\/b> Nee with Barleria<\/i> tomentosa<\/i> Roth var.<\/span> acuminata<\/i> Clarke in Hook. f. as a syn.)<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barleria acuminata Nees (Syn: Barleria tomentosa Roth var. acuminata Clarke in Hook. f.); Flora of Davanagere District: Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (Keys- buxifolia, prionotis, cuspidata, acuminata & involucrata & Description)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Subshrubs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves to 4-5 x 2.5-3 cm, ovate-orbicular, apex acute, apiculate,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[4844],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1407392","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-barleria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1407392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1407392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1407392"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1407392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}