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Hop-headed barleria (Barleria lupulina)

Landik or hop-headed barleria (Barleria lupulina) is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae, shrubs, 1-2 meters high, woody stems, smooth, sometimes glossy, branched, cylindrical and dark red or black or dark brown in color.

B. lupulina has opposite leaves, the stalk is very short, the base of the stalk has a pair of thorns and is red-purple. The strands are lanceolate elongated, thick and stiff, dark green and shiny, the main vein is red, 5-10 cm long and 0.5-1.5 cm wide.

Dlium Hop-headed barleria (Barleria lupulina)


Flowers erect or slightly nodding, on grains 3.5-9 cm long and golden yellow. Protective leaves erect, pinnate, green with purple top, short hair. Hairy petals.

The fruit is 1.5 cm long and green. Seeds are flat and dark brown in color.



Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Barlerieae
Genus: Barleria
Species: Barleria lupulina

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