Barleria meyeriana Nees

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Barleria

Characteristics

Stems 0.3-0.6 m [as '1-2 ft.'] long, branched, glabrous or thinly hispid, the tips and inflorescence thinly hispid; leaves 1-1.75 by 0.5-0.75 in., elliptic-oblong, entire, when mature glabrate; petiole 0-0.125 in. long; flowers 1 or 2-3 clustered in the axils; posticous sepal 0.3-0.5 by 0.125-0.167 in., oblong, entire, hairy; corolla blue or lavender, 1.25 in. in total length; capsule 0.5 in. long, ovoid and flattened, beaked, 2-seeded, glabrous or very nearly so.
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Perennial herb, 0.2-0.9 m high, scabrid hairy, innovations not covered with a white tomentum. Leaves lanceolate to ovate, 3-4x as long as broad, obtuse at apex, denticulate. Corolla 5-lobed. Flowering time Dec.-May. Fruit a glabrous capsule.
Herb, 500 mm tall, unarmed. Branches scabrid hairy, glabrescent, not white tomentose. Leaf margin denticulate. Flowers solitary or in 2 or 3 clusters in axils. Flowers blue or mauve.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.7
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Barleria meyeriana world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46080-1
WFO ID wfo-0000560409
COL ID KRRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Barleria meyeriana Barleria ciliata