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Barleria sepalosa C.B. Clarke commonly known as Sepalous Barleria (Koranti in vernacular langaue) is found growing on exposed hill slopes at about 1200 m at Torana fort in Northern Western Ghats along with other species viz. Abutilon ranadei Woodrow and Stapf., Arthraxon lanceolatus var. meeboldii (Stapf.) Welzen, A. lanceolatus var. villosus (C.E.C. Fisch.) Welzen, Blepharis repens Roth, Dichanthium jainii (Deshp. And Hemadri) Deshp., Echinopus echinatus Roxb., Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz.,Strobilanthes callosus Nees, S. sessilis Nees, Swertia densifolia (Griseb.) Knobl., Trachyspermum roxburghianum (DC.) H. This species is currently known only from a single locality with an area of occupancy less than 1 km2 area, and the population consists of not more than 100 plants. Hence the species qualifies to be assessed under Critically Endangered: CRB 1ab (i, ii) (IUCN, 2010) category Barleria sepalosa C.B. Clarke is closely related