Lepidagathis dalzelliana

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Lepidagathis dalzelliana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Lepidagathis
Species:
L. dalzelliana
Binomial name
Lepidagathis dalzelliana
S. More, Mane, M. Sawant & H. S. Bhosale

Lepidagathis dalzelliana is a species of flowering plant. [1]

Contents

Description

Range

Habitat

Ecology

Lepidagathis dalzelliana grows on high-altitude lateritic plateaus from 1000 to 1298 m a.s.l., in accumulated soil and among small stone boulders in association with Ischaemum impressum , Lepidagathis mahakassapae , Justicia trinervia and Blumea malcolmii . It was also observed that Crematogaster sp. ants were feeding and passing the nectar droplets to each other.

Etymology

Taxonomy

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References

  1. "Lepidagathis dalzelliana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-14.