Lepidagathis cristata Willd. , Sp. Pl. 3: 400 1800. (Syn: Acanthus cristatus Rottler ex Nees; Ruellia radiciflora Vahl ex Nees (Unresolved); Selago acaulis Nees (unresolved)); . Crested Lepidagathis • Hindi: बुख़ार जडी Bukhar Jadi • Marathi: भूई गेंद Bhui Gend, भू तेरडा Bhu terada • Tamil: Karappanpoondu • Kannada: Surya Kantha; .
Pls help ID Herb AS-2011-Mar-4-a: May I request you to refer Flora of the Madras Presidency vol- II by Gamble, that might give a lead to differentiate the species. Currently I don’t have that flora with me. I guess Lepidagathis cristata I too guess that this is Lepidagathis cristata of Acanthaceae family. Yes it does appear to be Lepidagathis cristata.
Collection place: Hyderabad Date: November 2011 It feels like Lepidagathis sp. (L. hamiltoniana / L. subarmata). Please validate the ID I hope Lepidagathis cristata. I think this is Lepidagathis cristata..
Lepidagathis cristata :    ID Request 150913SG : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 4 authors. Help ID of this weed with flower bunch at base, found in wild, photographed on 14Sep13 at Dhavlas, Maharashtra. This looks like some Lepidagathis sp. (Family: Acanthaceae). L. cristata. Lepidagathis cristata from me too. Acanthaceae
… could be Lepidagathis cristata (Acanthaceae); please wait for comment(s). Agree with … it is Lepidagathis cristata.
Req. for ID : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 3 authors. Lepidagathis sp. Lepidagathis cristata
ANOCT51 Please identify this Lepidagathis sp. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7). Road to Makalidurga It seems Lepidagathis cristata Willd.
Acanthaceae Fortnight:: Lepidagathis cristata :: NSJ-02 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Acanthaceae fortnight SN 16 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Acanthaceae Fortnight March 2015:: Lepidagathis cristata – GE- Mar2015-03.1 : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image. Lepidagathis cristata in the wild, dry grassland outside Chennai. Blooming in February, photo taken in 2010
TSP-MAY2016-51-379:Images of Lepidagathis cristata (Acanthaceae) : 5 posts by 3 authors. It is my pleasure to present few images of Lepidagathis cristata (Acanthaceae) Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=31&cat=1 Ref: FOI Habit: Prostrate herb. Habitat: Wild, Wasteland Sighting: Tumkur, Karnataka, about 800 msl Date: 18-11-2014 Very beautifully captured details…!!
Plant-Bird Association on Rocky Plateau: – Wow that’s an excellent camouflage illustration of the yellow wattles lapwing chicks and the Lepidagathis plants. Probably the best. Great colours, a very nice composition and notes too. – Rocky plateaus (and rock outcrops in general) are full of life and many such interesting observations need to be reported for dispelling off the myth of “barren plateaus”. http://www.westernghatsindia.org/node/678 This is the link to my paper titled ” Rocky Plateaus-Special focus on Northern W.Ghats and konkan” which was commissioned by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. I have reviewed the known facts about ecology, diversity and disturbance of the rocky plateaus in this, and have suggested a possible path towards conservation. The paper is without photos due to size constraints. But if anyone is interested I can send the full one with photos included. . MS/ID/JAN/2021/3 – ID of the plant: 1 image. Lepidagathis mitis Dalzell It could be … How about L.cristata : https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/a/acanthaceae/lepidagathis-1/lepidagathis-cristata I checked that also earlier but not convinced. I marked the posting to … Her reply is as follows :
Which Lepidagathis? : I has taken these shots 3 years back from Rehekuri. Are these Lepidagathis cristata? Is the colour variation normal? – it seems Lepidagathis cristata – the second image could be Lepidagathis hamiltoniana ? This species is very rare to Eastern Ghats. Lepidagathis cristata seems to be correct ID. Yes, you are right as per images at Lepidagathis cristata Willd. , Lepidagathis cristata : Nasik : 28APR21 : AK-22: 2 images. Seen growing in a grassland. Identification by Varun Sharma Ji. . Swamy/2023/101/ -Request plant ID: 4 images- 2 high res. Lepidagathis cristata Willd. Also check Thanks … for your quick response and suggestion. I will check. . MS/2023/137 – ID of the plant: 2 images. I am forwarding herewith the photographs of a plant photographed in Tamil Nadu Forest recently by a friend. Received for ID. Please suggest the ID. For me it is a Lepidagathis species. Please check Lepidagathis cristata Willd. I guess the ID is correct ! Your ID must be correct. Neverthless, I will check for my satisfaction & return to you. I checked. For me your ID is correct, rather perfect. . Lepidagathis cristata Willd.: 2 high res. images. . Lepidagathis trinervis Nees: 2 high res. images. location/date (both): Semadoh, Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Amravati Distr., Maharashtra, November 1994 To me looks different from images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/11/lepidagathis-trinervis/ There does seem to be a fair bit of variation in this species in flower morphology , and colour. For example, see the images from the GBIF site: Lepidagathis trinervis Nees (gbif.org) But I do not find even a single image like this in the GBIF link posted by you. On the other hand, pl. see images of Lepidagathis cristata in GBIF (image1 and image2) Any possibility of Lepidagathis hamiltoniana Wall. ?? To me looks different from images at I think close to images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/11/lepidagathis-cristata/ .   Identify lepidagathis sp.?: 2 images. Habitat: Rock area Habit: Herb Location: Kota forest area Date: dec. 2023 PC: Dheeraj Bhardwaj I think appears close to images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/11/lepidagathis-cristata/
4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments(2) I attach 2 specimens, which I feelare Lepidagathis cristata (a unresolved name as per the plant list). While I was perusing the specimens available in efloraindia I have seen the specimen of Lepidagathis hamiltoniana which is identical with the attached specimen. I will be thankful if it is clarified how to differentiate between them. efi page on Lepidagathis hamiltoniana Flower shape, colour, size, pubescent stem are the differences between the two. Besides it is reported from the regional flora means one has to take the matter in to consideration. efi page on Lepidagathis cristata & Lepidagathis hamiltoniana The two are very close but differentiated as 1. L. cristata: Bracts and bracteoles pubescent; calyx lobes thickened upwards with short spine 2. L. hamiltoniana: Bracts and bracteoles long acuminate with long hairs along margin; calyx lobes not thickened upwards with long spine, long hairy; corolla silky hairy. The above plant looks L. hamiltoniana May I request you to send high resolution images as details are not clear. This has been posted as Lepidagathis cristata Willd. in IBP and looks matching also. : https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/266059 . References: |
Lepidagathis cristata
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