Cheperenet
Barleria ventricosa?
Observed near Kapenguria on the Elgeyo Escarpment, West Pokot, Kenya, Africa. July 2014. The common name used here is one that refers to the local medicinal use for treating snake bites.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are
elliptical with a thick coat of pubescence, especially
underneath.
PERENNIAL: Herbaceous growth above and slightly woody
below. Observed specimen was about a meter tall and leafy.
FLOWERS: Sky blue flowers have five slightly unequal
petals.
RANGE: One of several species of Baleria found
in Kenya.
FRUIT: Two valved capsule, enclosed in a pair of
enlarged sepals, clam-like.
UNARMED.