Dear friends, Two varieties of *Barleria strigosa* are put as synonyms of *Barleria terminalis* There are two *Barleria caerulea *(described by two authors) ... they are separately synonyms of *B. terminalis* and *B. strigosa*.
*Barleria terminalis* Nees Synonyms: *Barleria polystachya* Nees *Barleria strigosa* Willd. var. *polystachya* (Nees) C.B. Clarke *Barleria strigosa* Willd. var. *terminalis* (Nees) C.B. Clarke *Barleria caerulea* sensu Graham Flowering & Fruiting: October - March. Habitat: *Along streams* in higher altitudes. Distribution: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orrisa. Shrubs, perennial, erect, up to 2 m high. Stem terete ... Flowers 6 – 8 cm long, in *terminal crowded simple dichasial cymes*; bracts elliptic-lanceolate ... Outer sepals ovate-lanceolate, subequal, ciliate at margins, acute, often faintly 2-toothed at apex *Barleria strigosa* Willd. Synonyms: *Barleria polytricha* Wall. *Barleria caerulea* Roxb. *Barleria macrophylla* B. Heyne ex C.B. Clarke *Barleria strigosa* Willd. var. *subglabra* Kuntze Flowering & Fruiting: August – March. Habitat: *Undergrowth in moist deciduous forests*; also grown in gardens, up to 1400 m. Distribution: throughout India Shrubs, perennial, erect, c. *1 m high*. Stems obtusely angular, strigose ... *Flowers few*, in compact scorpioid cymes, axillary; bracts ovate-lanceolate, ciliate-dentate at margins, strigose ... Outer sepals broadly ovate-lanceolate, subequal, ciliate-dentate at margins, acute at apex, *prominently palmately reticulate-veined* .............................................................................................................. The planted posted, I recollect was found in growing as a large colony under large trees at the Panorama Point, Matheran ... December month ... the area was dry. I am almost sure - there would be no streams flowing even during wet season in that particular area. The flowers of the posted plant are found to be one or two, among "lesser crowded" bracts and sepals ... (most of the illustrations and pictures of *B. terminalis* show flowers among large cluster of bracts and sepals) The posted plant seem to show its outer sepals, prominently veined (though not sure how does palmately reticulate-veined look like) Therefore considering the plant to be *Barleria strigosa*. ............................................................................................................. Regards Dinesh On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Respected Shrikant Sir, > If you look at the link to pdf provided in second post, you will know > that both species has been merged under Barleria terminalis and Dinesh > sir has referred to that already. > http://www.iaat.org.in/Rheedea20_81-130.pdf > Its an interesting thing you have pointed on. Hence it needs to be > further checked. > Regards > Pankaj > > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 6:07 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dineshji, outer sepals dentate is B. strigosa and outer sepals entire > > is B. terminalis. Both have been recorded from Matheran. If you are > > not dissecting the flower you may call it B. strigosa or terminalis. > > Regards, > > > > On Feb 5, 4:31 pm, manudev madhavan <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Dinesh ji, > >> > >> You may refer the current edition of Rheedea, in which Indian *Barleria > *is > >> revised by Shankar M. Shendage & S. R. Yadav. They have given colour > >> photographs of the individual species also.. > >> You can download the paper from the website of IAAT. > >> use the link given below > >> *http://www.iaat.org.in/Rheedea20_81-130.pdf* > >> * > >> * > >> regards > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > Dear friends, > >> > Most possibly *Barleria strigosa*. Please validate whether *B. > strigosa* / > >> > *B. terminalis* / any else. > >> > >> > Date/Time : December 8, 2009 at 11.43am IST > >> > Location Place : Panaroma Point, Matheran > >> > Altitude : (above mean sea level) > >> > GPS : 19.018056°N, 73.280301°E > >> > Habitat : undershrub in mixed deciduous forest > >> > Habit : herbaceous shrub > >> > Height : about 1 m > >> > >> > Regards > >> > Dinesh > >> > >> -- > >> *Manudev K Madhavan* > >> Systematic & Floristic Lab, > >> Department of Botany, > >> Centre for Postgraduate Studies & Research > >> St. Joseph's College, Devagiri > >> Kozhikode- 673 008 > >> Mob: 9496470738- Hide quoted text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
