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Taxon:  Barleria cristata L.



Summary
Genus:
Barleria
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Barlerieae
Nomen number:
6497
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:636. 1753
Verified:
05/26/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Babu, C. R. 1977. Herbaceous flora of Dehra Dun.
  4. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Ezcurra, C. 2011. Review of Acanthaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
  7. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
  8. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  9. Hooker, J. D. 1872-1897. Flora of British India
  10. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  11. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  13. Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
  14. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  15. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  16. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  17. Stewart, R. 1972. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of West Pakistan and Kashmir
  18. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
bluebell –
bluebell barleria –
Philippine-violet –
German
Philippinenveilchen –
Swedish
kantax –
Transcribed Chinese
jia du juan –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia e.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (e.), Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Christmas Island, Indonesia
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Weed  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6497. Accessed 19 May 2025.