Barleria montana Nees

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
MON-tah-nuh or mon-TAY-nuh -- of the mountains ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mountain barleria • Marathi: डोंगरी कोरांटी dongari koranti, कोळिस्ता kolista • Tamil: மேகவண்ணக்குறிஞ்சி mekavanna-k-kurinci • Telugu: అడవి డిసెంబరాలు adavi decembaralu


botanical names: Barleria montana Nees ... synonyms: Barleria morrisiana E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch. • Barleria purpurea G.Lodd. • Ruellia montana Wall. ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

mountain barleria

• Flowers of India ... the name derived from literal translation of the botanical name
• or hill barleria ... Flora of Peninsular India

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

डोंगरी कोरांटी dongari koranti

• the name derived from literal translation of the botanical name

कोळिस्ता kolista

• Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India
• Additions to Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to flowers of north Western Ghats by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

மேகவண்ணக்குறிஞ்சி mekavanna-k-kurinci

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

అడవి డిసెంబరాలు adavi decembaralu

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

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