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Barleria bechuanensis C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Barleria

Characteristics

Branchlets 25-51 mm [as '1-2 in.'] long, from a woody stock, with minute lines of hairs; leaves attaining 0.5 by 0.06 in., linear, mucronate, glabrate, margins cartilaginous white spine-toothed; axillary spines 0.25 in. long, linear-lanceolate, subfoliaceous; flowers solitary, axillary; posticous sepal 0.3-0.5 in. long, elliptic-lanceolate, minutely hairy, margins spine-toothed; corolla deep blue; tube exceeding 0.75 in. in length, linear-cylindric to the top; lobes 0.3 in. long, orbicular.
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Perennial herb, up to 2 m high; hispid. Stems erect or decumbent. Leaves sessile; blade linear, up to 25 x 2.0 mm, margins flat, cartilaginous, white, spine-toothed. Flowers: solitary, axillary; corolla deep blue, tube linear-cylindric, lobes orbicular; Feb., March.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Barleria bechuanensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45861-1
WFO ID wfo-0000560176
COL ID KRJG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Barleria bechuanensis Barleria bechuanensis var. espinulosa
WorldFloraDB 2024