Philippine violet

Barleria cristata

Arun 12 years ago

Barleria cristata Barleria cristata

ceherzog 12 years ago

That looks right...same family as Ruellia

Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Alright. That must look nice. Thanks for the information. :)

Arun 12 years ago

In Tamilnadu its known as December flower,it blooms once in the year, Girls and women love to wear strings of fresh flowers in their hair

Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Ruellia looks similar but the ID suggestion by Arun is native to India. Thank you both.

ceherzog 12 years ago

Looks like a Ruellia species..not sure what species are native to India

Spotted by
Harsha Singh

Spotted on Sep 5, 2011
Submitted on Sep 5, 2011