Acanthaceae

Barleria strigosa Willd.

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Barleria

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Barleria strigosa: Barleria strigosa — Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Bangla: নীল ঝাঁটি, নীল ঝিন্টি
Chinese: 紫萼假杜鹃
Nepali: बन उर्धयरे
Tamil: நீலாம்பரம்

Synonyms

Barleria caerulea Roxb.
Barleria diandra F.Heyne ex Nees
Barleria fasciculata Russell ex Wall.
Barleria macrophylla F.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
Barleria polytricha Wall.
Barleria polytricha var. polystachya C.B.Clarke
Barleria purpureosepala H.P.Tsui
Barleria strigosa var. semiorbicularis Benoist
Barleria strigosa var. subglabra Kuntze
Barleria unilateralis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Pseudobarleria caerulea (Roxb.) Oerst.
Pseudobarleria coerulea (Roxb.) Oerst.
Pseudobarleria hirsuta Oerst.
Pseudobarleria polytricha (Wall.) Oerst.

Flowers

In flower: December to January (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vikas D Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Atudu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haneesh K M, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Atudu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Raja bandi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: apoorva sr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haneesh K M, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mittal Gala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.