Barleria obtusa

Bush violet
The bush violet flowering
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Barleria
Species:
B. obtusa
Binomial name
Barleria obtusa
Nees (1841)

Barleria obtusa, the bush violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It occurs naturally along forest margins in the summer rainfall region of South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Northern Provinces) and in Mozambique.[1][2] It is widely cultivated as a decorative garden shrub.

  1. ^ Barleria obtusa Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Blue Bushviolet (Barleria obtusa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 18 November 2022.