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SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 4189

Barleria prionitis

Family: Acanthaceae • Common: Common yellow nail dye; Porcupine Flower; thorny nail dye
58 Compounds Bangladesh; China; Eritrea; Ethiopia; India; Jawa; Laccadive Islands; Laos; Lesser Sunda Islands; Madagascar; Malaya; Maldives; Myanmar; Nepal; Nicobar Islands; Pakistan; Philippines; Saudi Arabia; Sri Lanka; Sulawesi; Thailand; Vietnam; Yemen

Overview

Species Barleria prionitis
Habit Shrub; Shrubs
Habitat Coastal areas and on foot hills; Deciduous forests; Tropical dry deciduous forests; scrub
Distribution (India)
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Natural Products

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