Barleria lupulina

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(Porcupine Flower)

FAMILY

Acanthaceae

Species

Barleria lupulina

Common name(s)

Porcupine flower

Flower colour; life form

Flowers yellow-orange. Erect spiny shrub

Distinguishing features

Flowers tubular, irregular in shape in compact spike. Corolla pale orange to yellow. Leaves with a prominent red mid-vein. Stems squarish, leaves opposite.

Barleria lupulina