Acanthaceae FAMILY
Barleria lupulina
Barleria lupulina
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Barleria lupulina is a much-branched, erect, evergreen shrub with axillary spines; it can grow up to 150cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental, usually as a flowering hedge plant.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Mauritius.
HabitatNaturalized and persistent in many areas of the tropics, where it grows in open woodland habitats, along watercourses, roadsides and in disturbed areas[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].