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:
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.
Disturbed areas
NA
No specific recommendations available
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.