Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Shrub
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Barleria acanthoides Oliv. |
| synonym | Dicranacanthus buxifolia (L.) Oerst. |
🗒 Common Names
| Irula |
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📚 Overview
Description
Habit: Shrub
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Habit: A spiny, erect herb, upto 75cm.
Keystone Foundation
| Attributions | Keystone Foundation |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Very prickly erect hairy shrubs. Leaves opposite, 1-2 x 0.5-1.5 cm, orbicular to ovate, spinous - mucronate, base usually acute, subsessile. Flowers axillary, solitary, pedicels very variable, 1-2 cm long; axillary spnies sharp, 1-2 cm long. Calyx divided to almost to the base, outer calyx lobes oblong or obovate, 6-8 mm long, mucronate, reticulately veined, enlarged in fruit, scarious; inner lanceolate. Corolla 2.5-3.5 cm long, white or pale rose coloured, lobes broadly obovate, obtuse. Stamens 2. Capsules oblong, 1.5-2 cm long; seeds 4, broadly ovoid, 4 mm long, silky hairy.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Morphology
Flower
In axillary, solitary; pink to violet. Flowering from November-March and July-October.
Fruit
An ellipsoid capsule; seeds many, appressed hairy. Fruiting throughout the year.
Field tips
Branchlets hispid. Leaves spiny tipped, ciliate along margin.
Leaf Arrangement
Opposite-decussate
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Orbicular to elliptic-ovate
Leaf Apex
Spinous-mucronate
Leaf Base
Cuneate
Leaf Margin
Entire
Keystone Foundation
| Attributions | Keystone Foundation |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Plains, Dry Localities. Endemic to Peninsular India
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Wasteplaces
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Maharashtra: Konkan
Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore
Kerala: Kannur, Kollam, Palakkad
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Madurai, Salem, Theni, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Global Distribution
Peninsular India
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Kollam, Palakkad, Kannur
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Found as an understory of dry deciduous forest and roadsides from plains to 500m. Common. Peninsular India.
Keystone Foundation
| Attributions | Keystone Foundation |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Endemic Distribution
Peninsular India
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
Siddha
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda, Siddha
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=284
| Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=284 |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
The leaves mixed with pepper are used for relief from toothaches.
Keystone Foundation
| Attributions | Keystone Foundation |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
No Data
📚 Information Listing
References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=284
- Barleria buxifolia L., Sp. Pl. 636. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 484. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1059(742). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 300. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 333. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 344. 1990.
Information Listing > References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=284
- Barleria buxifolia L., Sp. Pl. 636. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 484. 1884; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1059(742). 1924; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 300. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 333. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 344. 1990.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Genus | Barleria |
| Species | Barleria buxifolia L. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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