Barleria obtusa

Taxobox
name = Bush violet


image_caption = The Bush Violet flowering
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Acanthaceae
genus = "Barleria"
genus_authority = L.
species = "B. obtusa"
binomial = "Barleria obtusa"
binomial_authority = Mast.

The bush violet occurs naturally along forest margins in the summer rainfall region of South Africa. It is widely cultivated as a decorative garden shrub.

In tropical Africa, the leaves are cooked as a vegetable, and the plant is used medicinally.Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.]

References

External links

* [http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Barleria+opaca&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on "Barleria opaca"]
* [http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/barleriaobtusa.htm Species account. Advice on cultivation]