Barleria montana?

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bharathi raja

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Dec 27, 2019, 3:07:34 AM12/27/19
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Found in Parvuthamalai hills of Eastern ghats.

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J.M. Garg

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Jan 1, 2020, 7:37:43 AM1/1/20
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To me appears more close to Barleria prattensis Santapau than Barleria montana Nees as per images and details herein.

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bharathi raja

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Jan 2, 2020, 1:06:44 PM1/2/20
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Vijay Sir,
Please help here.

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BHARATHI
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On 01-Jan-2020 6:07 PM, "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
To me appears more close to Barleria prattensis Santapau than Barleria montana Nees as per images and details herein.

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Hi
Found in Parvuthamalai hills of Eastern ghats.

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Vijayasankar

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Jan 2, 2020, 6:07:48 PM1/2/20
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Nice pictures Bharathi! 
Both Barleria montana and B. prattensis are morphologically similar, hence often confusing. I remember collecting Barleria montana from Paruvathamalai hills. The seeds in this species are hairy. If you see glabrous seeds, then it could be B. prattensis.
Also refer to the paper in this link for additional differences and details: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265981818_Revision_of_the_Genus_Barleria_Acanthaceae_in_India

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Vijayasankar


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Vijay Sir,
Please help here.

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BHARATHI
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On 01-Jan-2020 6:07 PM, "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:
To me appears more close to Barleria prattensis Santapau than Barleria montana Nees as per images and details herein.

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Found in Parvuthamalai hills of Eastern ghats.

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B
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J.M. Garg

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Jan 9, 2020, 4:48:21 AM1/9/20
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Hi, Bharathi ji,
Any further views in the matter ?

bharathi raja

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Jan 9, 2020, 6:11:31 AM1/9/20
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May be B montana.
B prattensis not recorded in Thiruvannamalai district as per TN flora.

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Jan 9, 2020, 8:54:03 AM1/9/20
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Hi, Bharathi ji, 
Pl. find out the details from the link Vijayasankar ji has sent you. 

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bharathi raja

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Jan 10, 2020, 12:01:53 PM1/10/20
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It's matching with B montana.

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Jan 18, 2020, 6:02:56 AM1/18/20
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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.



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Jan 18, 2020, 6:11:11 AM1/18/20
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Here are the keys from Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India (2010):
Key to the species
1. Seeds hairy .............. B. montana
1. Seeds glabrous ……... 2 
2. Outer sepals 2.5 – 4 cm long; corolla 6 – 8 cm long, pink; capsules 2 – 3 cm long ..…….…….. 3
2. Outer sepals 5 – 6 cm long; corolla more than 12 cm long, white; capsules 3 – 4.5 cm long .…… B. grandiflora
3. Stems slender; corolla bilipped; stamens eglandular at base ..…..................... B. prattensis
3. Stems stout; corolla not bilipped; stamens glandular-pubescent at base ........…. B. gibsonii

J.M. Garg

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Jan 18, 2020, 6:35:36 AM1/18/20
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I am giving here the detailed descriptions from the publication for checking:
Barleria montana Nees in Wallich
Herbs, perennial, up to 60 cm high. Stems terete, glabrous. Leaves ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, 7 – 13 * 2.5 – 5 cm, attenuate at base, ciliate at margins, acute at apex, glabrous, glaucous beneath; lateral veins 5 or 6 pairs; petioles 1.5 – 2.5 cm long. Flowers solitary, sessile or subseesile, axillary or in terminal spikes; bracts linear-oblong, 2 – 3 cm long, ciliate  at margins, acute at apex, glabrous. Outer sepals ovate, subequal, 3 – 4 *  1.2 – 2 cm, rounded at base, ciliate at margins, acute at apex, glabrous, strongly nerved, brown; inner sepals linear-lanceolate, 1.2 – 1.8  * 0.2 – 0.3 cm, acute at apex, glabrous; midrib distinct. Corolla 7 – 9.5 cm long, glandular-pubescent outside, pink; tube 5 – 5.5 cm long; lobes oblong-obovate, subequal, 2.5 – 4   1 – 2 cm, emarginate at apex. Fertile stamens 2, exserted; filaments 3.5 – 4 cm long, glandular-hirsute at base; anthers 3 – 4 mm long; staminodes 3, 1 – 2 mm long, glandular-hirsute. Disc covering ½ of ovary. Ovary ovoid, 4 – 5 mm long, glabrous; style slender, up to 4 cm long, glabrous; stigma linear, c. 2 mm long, 2-lobed. Capsules oblong-lanceoloid, 2.5 – 3 *  0.5– 0.6 cm, glabrous. Seeds ovoid or subquadroid, 4.5 – 6 mm, clothed with appressed-silky hairs.
Flowering & Fruiting: October – February. Habitat: On exposed hill slopes above 1000 m.
Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Endemic.  
Barleria prattensis Santapau
Vernacular Names: Madurakurinji (Malayalam); Gulabi Koranti, Ikharu (Marathi).
Herbs or undershrubs, perennial, erect or suffruticose, up to 1 m high. Stems terete, deeply grooved, glabrous, puberulous at nodes. Leaves elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, 6 – 15 *  2 – 7 cm, attenuate at base, ciliate at margins, acuminate at apex, coriaceous, glabrous, glaucous beneath; lateral veins 5 or 6 pairs; petioles 0.5 – 3 cm long. Flowers solitary or in pairs, terminal; pedicels c. 5 mm long, occasionally up to 8 cm long; bracts linear-lanceolate, 0.5 – 1.5 *  0.1 – 1 cm, ciliate at margins, acuminate at apex, pubescent or subglabrous. Outer sepals much variable, ovate, 2.5 – 4 *  1.5 – 2 cm, rounded at base, ciliate at margins, acute at apex, glabrous outside, puberulous inside; midrib often reddish brown; inner sepals linear-lanceolate, 1 – 1.8 cm long, ciliate at margins, acuminate at apex, pubescent on veins outside. Corolla bilipped (4⁄1), 6 – 8 cm long, glandular-pubescent to glabrous outside, pink; tube 3 – 4.5 cm long, whitish; lobes obovate, subequal, 1.5 – 2.5   1 – 2 cm, obtuse at apex. Fertile stamens 2, exserted; filaments 2 – 3.5 cm long, glabrous, pinkish towards apex; anthers c. 4 mm long; staminodes 3, 1 – 1.5 cm long, glabrous. Disc covering 1⁄3 of ovary. Ovary oblongovoid,
c. 4   2 mm, glabrous; style slender, 4 – 5 cm long, glabrous, pinkish towards apex; stigma linear, 2-lobed, brown. Capsules ovate-lanceoloid, 2 – 3   0.5 – 0.8 cm, turgid. Seeds broadly ovoid to subglobose, 4.5 – 6   4 – 5 mm, glabrous, brown.
Flowering & Fruiting: September – February.
Habitat: Undergrowth in deciduous forests.
Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Hevali, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Endemic.

In view, I will also go for Barleria montana Nees in Wallich
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