Barleria prionitis

Barleria prionitis
Barleria prionitis in Hyderabad, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Barleria
Species:	B. prionitis
Binomial name
Barleria prionitis L.
Synonyms
Barleria echinata St.-Lag. B. hystrix L. B. prionitis var. pubescens Kuntze B. quadrispinosa Stokes B. spicata Roxb. Prionitis hystrix (L.) Miq. P. pubiflora Miq.

Barleria prionitis is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae, native to Island and Mainland Southeast Asia, China, the Indian Subcontinent, the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa. It is widely spread as an ornamental and weed, occurring in naturalised populations around the world. It used not only as an ornamental but also as a hedge and extensively as a component of folk medicines. As a weed it is regarded as problematic in many areas.