Wild Flowering Plants
| Acanthaceae family Barleria lupulina Lindley, Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1483. 1832. Hophead Philippine violet Naturalized erect spiny herb/shrub on degraded hillsides around La Bourne, Monchy. Native to tropical Africa, Asia. It is a herbal medicine in India and was perhaps introduced here by Indian immigrants. However I have no record of it being used herbally in Saint Lucia. Occasional cultivated ornamental. |
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