Barleria cristata

Common Name: crested Philippine violet

Family: Acanthaceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8a-11

Growth Habit: Shrub

Origin: Native to a wide area ranging from Southern China to India

FISC Category: -

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen vouchered in 1965

IFAS Assessment:

• North: OK
• Central: OK
• South: OK

Description

Shrub to 1 meter tall. The leaves are dark green on the upper surface and pale green on the lower surface, elliptic to narrowly ovate. Flowers about 5 cm long, funnel-shaped, violet, pink, or white color. Fruits about 1.5 cm long, ellipsoid capsules.

Habitat

Disturbed areas

Comments

NA

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific recommendations available

References

Dave's Garden. 2014. PlantFiles: Philippine violet, Barleria cristata. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2401/. Accessed on June 20, 2014.

IFAS. 2014. Barleria cristata, Phillipine violet. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fp060. Accessed on June 27, 2014.

Wikipedia. 2014. Barleria cristata. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik/barleria_cristata. Accessed on June 26, 2014.

Wunderlin, R. P., and B. F. Hansen. 2008. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).[S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.