Barleria cristata L.

 

Family – Acanthaceae

Synonym – No synonym

Vernacular names – Kankambaram; Parvathichedi

Habit – Herb

Habitat – Often grown as garden plants

Distribution – Indo-Malesia and South China

Flowering and Fruiting – November-March

Key Identification Features – It has pubescent branches, opposite elliptic leaves, and pink flowers. The calyx lobes are dissimilar, with the outer two being larger and elliptic. The corolla is around 4 cm across, with obovate-oblong lobes. Fertile stamens are exserted, and the capsule is oblong

Uses – It is a garden plant