Acanthaceae
Crested Philippine violet
Barleria cristata
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Barleria
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- الشخت 5
- Bangla
- নীল জটি, ঝিন্টি
- Chinese
- 假杜鵑, 假杜鹃, 紫靛, 禄劝假杜鹃
- English
- Crested Philippine violet, Philippine violet
- Indonesian
- Daun madu
- Japanese
- クビナガバルレリア
- Nepali
- लारी फूल
- Tamil
- ஊதா முள்ளி, கோல்மிதி, டிசம்பர் பூ
- Telugu
- డిసెంబరాలు
- Thai
- อังกาบ
Synonyms
- Barleria alba G.Lodd.
- Barleria chegosa Wall.
- Barleria ciliata Roxb.
- Barleria cristata var. albida Haines
- Barleria cristata var. dichotoma (Roxb.) Prain
- Barleria cristata var. lactea Desf. ex Nees
- Barleria cristata var. mairei H.Lév.
- Barleria cristata var. mairei (H.Lév.) H.P.Tsui
- Barleria dichotoma Roxb.
- Barleria indica L. ex T.Anderson
- Barleria laciniata Wall.
- Barleria lactea Desf. ex Steud.
- Barleria mairei H.Lév.
- Barleria napalensis Nees
- Barleria napalensis var. microphylla Nees
- Barleria nuda Nees
- Barleria prinoides Nees
- Barleria venulosa Nees
- Lepidagathis laciniata Wall. ex Nees
- Ruellia ciliata Wall. ex Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.