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Barleria cristata  L.

Bluebell Barleria, Philippine Violet

Plants > Angiosperms > Acanthaceae > ​​​Barleria cristata
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Barleria
Species: cristata

  • Common names: Bluebell Barleria, Philippine Violet
  • Thai names: ก้านชั่ง kan chang (Chiang Mai), คันชั่ง khan chang (Tak), ทองระอา thong ra-a (Bangkok), ลืมเฒ่าใหญ่ luem thao yai (Chiang Mai), อังกาบ angkap (Central), อังกาบกานพลู angkap kan phlu (Northern), อังกาบเมือง angkap mueang (Central)
  • Chinese names: 假杜鹃 jia du juan
  • Distribution: Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Barleria cristata from Thailand.
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Barleria cristata, Chiang Mai, September 2015
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Barleria cristata, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016
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Barleria cristata, Mae Rim Chiang Mai, October 2016

References: 
The Plant List
​Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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