Barleria sp. ?
Observed among roadside vegetation in the Kerio Valley, Kenya, Africa. Dec. 2015.
LEAVES: The leaves are
ovate-elliptical and thin.
HERBACEOUS: Low-growing mostly herbaceous plant less than one meter tall.
FLOWERS: Salmon or peach colored flowers are nearly actinomorphic - five mostly equal petals.
The floral tube is long and slender.
RANGE: One of several species of Baleria found
in Kenya.
FRUIT: Two valved capsule.
ARMED: Very sharp spines, some of which are very long and others short.