Lepidagathis narasimhanii

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Lepidagathis narasimhanii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Lepidagathis
Species:
L. narasimhanii
Binomial name
Lepidagathis narasimhanii
Gnanasek., A.F.J.King & Arisdason

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

  1. "Lepidagathis narasimhanii Gnanasek., A.F.J.King & Arisdason | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  2. 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.