Barleria prionitis

Barleria prionitis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Barlerieae
Genus: Barleria
Species: Barleria prionitis
Subspecies: B. p. subsp. angustissima – B. p. subsp. appressa – B. p. subsp. induta – B. p. subsp. prionitis – B. p. subsp. pubiflora

Name

Barleria prionitis L., (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: China China South-Central Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: Andaman Is., Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Nauru, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 636. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2011. Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Barleria prionitis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Barleria prionitis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 10 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Barleria prionitis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Barleria prionitis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Barleria prionitis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: porcupine flower

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