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An erect or diffuse herb, up to 1 m tall.
Barleria cristata L.
Common Name : Crested Philippine violet
Family : Acanthaceae
Appressed hairy, densely hairy at the nodes;
branches and bracteoles spiny.
Elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, 6.3-13 cm long
and 2.5-4.5 cm wide, acute or acuminate, hairy
on both sides.
Bluish-purple, pink or white, pubescent
outside, born in 1-4 flowered axillary and
terminal spikes.
Capsules 1.6 cm long, ellipsoid or ablong, acute
at both ends, 4-seeded.
4 mm in diameter, orbicular, compressed,
silky-hairy.
Weed ID Manual 41