Barleria Explained

Barleria is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 303 species native to the tropics and subtropics, including the Americas from Mexico to northern South America, sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China and Taiwan, parts of Malesia, and New Guinea.

Some species include:

• Barleria acanthoides Vahl
• Barleria aculeata Balf.f.
• Barleria albostellata C.B.Clarke, the grey barleria
• Barleria compacta Malombe & I.Darbysh.
• Barleria cristata L., the crested Philippine violet
• Barleria elegans S.Moore
• Barleria greenii M.&K.Balkwill, Green's barleria
• Barleria lupulina Lindl., the hop-headed barleria or snake bush
• Barleria micans Nees
• Barleria mysorensis B.Heyne ex Roth
• Barleria observatrix Bosser & Heine
• Barleria obtusa Nees, the bush violet
• Barleria opaca (Vahl) Nees
• Barleria popovii Verdc.
• Barleria pretoriensis C.B.Clarke
• Barleria prionitis L., the porcupine flower
• Barleria repens Nees, the small bush violet
• Barleria rotundifolia Oberm.
• Barleria siamensis Craib
• Barleria strigosa Willd.
• Barleria tetracantha Balf.f.