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Lepidagathis cristata Willd. , Sp. Pl. 3: 400 1800. (Syn: Acanthus cristatus Rottler ex Nees; Ruellia radiciflora Vahl ex Nees (Unresolved); Selago acaulis Nees (unresolved));
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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 In that case, it may be
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/11/lepidagathis-cristata/ only, as suggested by … Thanks … for your quick response and suggestion. I will check. . References:
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