Biology:Barleria elegans
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Barleria |
| Species: | B. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Barleria elegans | |
Barleria elegans (Common names: Eng.: white bushveld barleria; Afr.: wit bosviooltjie) is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a spiny perennial herb or subshrub native to Angola and Namibia, and to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and the Northern Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa .[1]
Two subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Barleria elegans subsp. elegans – Angola and northwestern Namibia
- Barleria elegans subsp. orientalis I.Darbysh. – Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Northern Provinces, and KwaZulu-Natal
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barleria elegans S.Moore ex C.B.Clarke. Plants of the World Online Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ Moore, Spencer Le Marchant Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 18: 269. 1880
External links
- Barleria elegans at Plants of the World Online
- Barleria elegans at Tropicos
- Barleria elegans at SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute)
Wikidata ☰ Q15346907 entry
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