MH486 : Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Lamiales |
| Family |
: Acanthaceae |
| Genus |
: Lepidagathis |
| Species |
: Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Acanthaceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Spiny Lepidagathis |
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| Synonym : |
Ruellia cuspidata Heyne ex Wall.
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| Description : |
Subshrubs. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, base attenuate, to 15 x 5 cm. Spikes axillary, glandular-pubescent, to 7 cm long. Calyx lobes ciliate along margins. Corolla 1.5 cm long, white with purple dots, sparsely hairy at mouth. |
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| Reference : |
~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book PMID :
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