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.

Two subspecies are accepted: Barleria elegans subsp. elegans – Angola and northwestern Namibia Barleria elegans subsp. orientalis – Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Northern Provinces, and KwaZulu-Natal

Barleria elegans

References

External links

Barleria elegans at Plants of the World Online

Barleria elegans at Tropicos

Barleria elegans at SANBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute)

Barleria elegans

elegans

Flora of Angola

Flora of KwaZulu-Natal

Flora of Mozambique

Flora of Namibia

Flora of the Northern Provinces

Flora of Swaziland

Flora of Zimbabwe

Plants described in 1880

Barleria elegans