Spiny barleria

Common Name : Spiny barleria, Spiny Yellow Barleria Botanical name : Barleria rotundifolia Family : Acanthaceae

Kingdom - Plantae

Genus - Barleria

Order - Lamiales

Origin/ Native - India, Sri Lanka, Tropical East Africa, Asia

Grows In - Riverbanks, Rocks, Tropical savannas, Roadsides

Type - Perennial

Height - 3 feet tall

Category - Erect shrub

Synonym - Barleria prionitis, Barleria cuspidata

Flowering Season - July to Dec

Flowers - Peach, yellow with cream, tubular, 3 stamens, 1 stigma, 6 petals

Foliage&Plant - Simple, grayish green, narrow, oppositely arranged leaves, prickly, much branched, white spines appear in leaf axil

Attracts - Bees, butterflies, birds

Uses - Medicinal

Oriya - Gohoma

Sanskrit - kurantaka

Spiny barleria seeds, flower bud & thorns

Barleria cuspidata

Spiny barleria flower, petals & stamens

Yellow peruvian lily-Close up view, Blooms, bulbs, clusters

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Kundadam, Dharapuram, Erode, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India