Blepharis ciliaris (L.) B. L. Burtt GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Blepharis

Family:

Acanthaceae

Subfamily:

Acanthoideae

Tribe:

Acantheae

Nomen number:

429067

Place of publication:

Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22:94. 1956

Verified:

12/05/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Ruellia ciliaris L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Blepharis persica (Burm. f.) Kuntze
Ruellia persica Burm. f.
Invalid Designation(s)
Blepharis edulis auct.

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Reference(s)

Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta. Note: = Blepharis persica
Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Blepharis persica
Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Common names

Transliterated Arabic
nigeyl –
shawk al-dub –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan

Native
Asia-Temperate

Asia-Tropical

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	fide F Pak; Herbs Commerce ed2, as Blepharis edulis	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.