Acanthaceae

Hophead Philippine violet

Barleria lupulina Lindl.

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Barleria

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Hophead Philippine violet (Barleria lupulina) — FlowerPhoto: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (9)

Bangla: মোচা-শির স্বর্ণমুখী, কণ্ট বিসল্যকরনী
Chinese: 花叶假杜鹃, 刺血红
English: Hophead Philippine violet
Haitian Creole: Bare vòlè
Indonesian: Landik
Japanese: マツカサバルレリア
Tamil: பார்லேரியா லுப்புலைனா
Thai: เสลดพังพอน
Vietnamese: Kim vàng

Synonyms

Barleria macrostachya Bojer
Barleria monostachya Bojer
Dicliptera spinosa Lodd. ex Nees
Dicliptera spinosa G.Lodd. ex Philippar

Flowers

In flower: January, March to May, August to September (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: geralg, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dodly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sucker69420, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Droege, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, 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.