Barleria elegans explained

Barleria elegans (Common names: Eng.: white bushveld barleria; Afr.: wit bosviooltjie) is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a spiny perennial herb or subshrub native to Angola and Namibia, and to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.^[1]

Two subspecies are accepted:^[1]

• Barleria elegans subsp. elegans – Angola and northwestern Namibia
• Barleria elegans subsp. orientalis – Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Northern Provinces, and KwaZulu-Natal

External links

• Barleria elegans at Plants of the World Online
• Barleria elegans at Tropicos
• Barleria elegans at SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute)

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77147132-1 Barleria elegans S.Moore ex C.B.Clarke