*Barleria terminalis* Nees [image: Barleria terminalis Nees] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105155600>
*bar-LEER-ee-uh* -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Barleria> *term-in-AL-iss* -- terminal position ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=terminalis> *commonly known as*: blue barleria • *Kannada*: ನೀಲಿ ಗೋರಟೆ nili gorate • *Konkani*: निळी कोरांटी nili koramti • *Marathi*: निळी कोरांटी nili koranti • *Odia*: ନୀଳଝିଣ୍ଟୀ nilajhinti *botanical names*: *Barleria terminalis* Nees ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Barleria strigosa* var. *terminalis* (Nees) C.B.Clarke ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Barleria polystachya* Hook. ex Nees • *Barleria strigosa* var. *polystachya* (Hook. ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 23 April 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *blue barleria* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blue%20Barleria.html>, retrieved April 23, 2025 - Shendage, Shankar & Yadav, Shrirang. (2010). Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265981818> Rheedea. 20. ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ನೀಲಿ ಗೋರಟೆ nili gorate* - name coined, for want of name; ನೀಲಿ nili = blue; ಗೋರಟೆ gorate = generic name given to some species of *Barleria* ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *निळी कोरांटी nili koramti* - name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name; निळी nili = blue; कोरांटी koramti = generic name given to several species of *Barleria* ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *निळी कोरांटी nili koranti* - name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of *Flowers of Sahyadri*, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ନୀଳଝିଣ୍ଟୀ nilajhinti* - name of sibling species borrowed, for want of name; ନୀଳଝିଣ୍ଟୀ nilajhinti = given name of *Barleria cristata* L.; ନୀଳ nila = blue; ଝିଣ୍ଟୀ jhinti = generic name given to several species of *Barleria* ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha; ¿ not endemic to India; found listed as distributed in Bangladesh ? - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 23/04/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Shendage, Shankar & Yadav, Shrirang. (2010). Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265981818> Rheedea. 20. ~~~~~ Created on: 09:13 23-04-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:29 23-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/04/barleria-terminalis-nees.html Regards. Dinesh -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2P_2kf1y9jwTQm1TKSZFRMc5Zof_jdmAZe8eEby5S%3DUg%40mail.gmail.com.
