Barleria

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Barleria

  • Description

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    Genus Description - Armed or unarmed subshrubs, or herbs. Leaves short-petioled or sessile; blade with numerous minute, transversely oriented Flowers in axillary or terminal inflorescences; calyx with 4 unequal sepals; corolla yellow or blue, zygomorphic, with 5 lobes; stamens 4, didynamous; stigma simple. Capsule ovoid or oblong.

  • Distribution

    Primarily a paleotropical genus with approximately 100 species.

    Saint John Virgin Islands of the United States South America|