Mazhar Botanic Garden

Barleria prionitis L.

Yellow hedge Barleria

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000716
English name: Yellow hedge Barleria
Arabic name: بارليريا بريونيتس
Native: Southeast Asia, China, India, Northeastern Africa
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Very rare

Evergreen spiny shrub up to 18 m tall leaves elliptic to ovate, mucronate, base cuneate, ciliate on the margins,  4-10 cm long, 18-55 cm wide flower golden-yellow, clustered in the axils of the upper leaves fruit capsule, ovoid, beaked

Ornamental shrub. Hedge. Medicinal uses.

Barleria hystrix L, Barleria spicata Roxb

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Texture: Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: All year
Zone: 8 : 9
pH range: 5.6-7.5

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