Barleria oenotheroides Dum. Cours.

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 196

Barleria oenotheroides Dum. Cours.

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: November–December; fruiting: April.

DISTRIBUTION.— Mexico (Camp., Chis., Col., Dur., Gro., Jal., Méx., Mich., Mor., Nay., Oax., Q.R., S.L.P., Sin., Tab., Tamps., Ver., Yuc.), Central America, South America, Africa.

HABITAT.— Tropical subdeciduous forest.

ELEVATION.— 250–400 meters.

NOTES.— A description of Barleria oenotheroides was provided by Daniel (1995). Plants reach their northernmost occurrence in eastern Mexico in Tamaulipas. Neotropical plants were previously known as B. micans Nees. The yellow corollas ( Fig. 1D ) turn purplish upon drying.

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Ocampo, 3 km W de Chamal Viejo, M. Martínez 588 (TEX); Mpio. Gómez Farias, 2.5 km SW del Ejido El Nacimiento, cruzando el Río Frío y subiendo la sierra, 22°58.7ʹN, 099°09.2ʹW, A. Mora-Olivo 7768 (BRIT, UAT).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae I. A. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. B. Aphelandra scabra. C. Avicennia germinans. D. Barleria oenotheroides. E. Carlowrightia albiflora. F. Carlowrightia trichocarpa. G. Carlowrightia parviflora (blueflowered form). H. Carlowrightia neesiana. I. Carlowrightia hapalocarpa. J. Carlowrightia parviflora (white-flowered form). K. Dicliptera sexangularis. L. Dicliptera sumichrastii. Photos by T. Daniel (A, B, D, H, K), W. Eckerman (C), and L. García-Morales (E–G, I, J, L).