In Santapau's work of 1951, The Acanthaceae of Bombay, there are detailed descriptions of both the species. The main difference is in the seeds, larger and hairy in *B. montana,* and smaller and glabrous in *B. prattensis.* He also states that *B. montana* is not found in the Bombay presidency. The colour of the corolla in *B. prattensis* varies from rosy pink to purple with the colour fading in older flowers. The flowers of *B. montana* are said to be bright blue.
regards Radha On Friday, January 14, 2022 at 9:01:19 AM UTC-7 JM Garg wrote: > Corolla tube is white inside in *Barleria prattensis* > <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/barleria/barleria-prattensis> > and not so in *Barleria montana* > <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/a/acanthaceae/barleria/barleria-montana> > > On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 at 21:53, Alka Khare <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Radha ji for the ID. >> >> Regards >> Alka Khare >> >> On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 9:35:28 PM UTC+5:30 radha veach wrote: >> >>> I think it is Barleria prattensis. I remember observing it at Peth fort. >>> Regards >>> Radha >>> >>> On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 9:57:28 PM UTC-7 Alka Khare wrote: >>> >>>> Hello friends >>>> >>>> This was clicked at Peth Kothaligad hill fort near Karjat, MH in >>>> September 2021. >>>> Confused between Barleria montana and B. prattensis. >>>> >>>> Requested to please ID. >>>> >>>> Thanks and regards >>>> Alka Khare >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/0803d491-5a14-481c-8fba-e29400a9dc15n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/0803d491-5a14-481c-8fba-e29400a9dc15n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/1da81c0e-be49-48d1-bfda-45063e2cd14en%40googlegroups.com.
