Lepidagathis narasimhanii
| Lepidagathis narasimhanii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidagathis |
| Species: | L. narasimhanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidagathis narasimhanii Gnanasek., A.F.J.King & Arisdason
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Lepidagathis narasimhanii is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae.[1]
Description
The plant has spreading stems, which root at the nodes. Young stems are green to purplish and become ash-coloured with age. They are well-branched, 4-angled, and hirsute when young but glabrous when mature. Leaves are sessile and opposite-decussate. Vegetative leaves are lanceolate to lance-ovate. The inflorescence is a terminal spike and green to purplish-brown in colour.[2]
References
- ^ "Lepidagathis narasimhanii Gnanasek., A.F.J.King & Arisdason | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ King, A.F.J., Kolte, R.R., Nithya, S.P., Arisdason, W. and Gnanasekaran, G., 2024. Two new species of Lepidagathis (Acanthaceae: Barlerieae) from the low-elevation lateritic plateaus of Karnataka and Kerala, India. Rheedea, 33(4), pp.332-344.