Barleria strigosa is a plant in the family Acanthaceae.

It occurs naturally in the foothills of the Himalayas, but has been introduced to far northern Queensland, Australia.

[1][2] In Thailand, it is known as Sangkorani (สังกรณี) or Sangkorani trijawa (สังกรณีตรีชวา), after the name of the legendary flower (Sanjeevani) in the Ramakien literature, a Thai version of Ramayana epic.

Because it can be used as a medicinal herb just like in mythology.

This Acanthaceae article is a stub.