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Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 1864. (Syn: Acanthus barteri T.Anderson; Cheilopsis montana Nees);
TSP-MAY-2016-50-378:Images of Lepidagathis pungens (Acanthaceae) : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) It is my pleasure to present few images of Lepidagathis pungens (Acanthaceae) 1.Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spiny-Leaf%20Lepidagathis.html 2. The india biodiversity portal lists L.pungens as a synonym of L.barberi with an image that I am convinced that it is L.pungens Ref:http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/371275 3. The Digital Flora of Karnataka lists L.barberi but does not give any detail…! Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=160&cat=1 4.The Plantlist says L.pungens is an unresolved name…!!! Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=160&cat=1 Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest Sighting: Mallandur, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1300 msl Date: 29-01-2015 From the comparative images of species in efi at Lepidagathis, it does not match with any species including Lepidagathis pungens L. barberi Gamble is accepted species as per Lepidagathis & different from Lepidagathis pungens Considering the leaves and other characters it looks L. pungens only. Looks like some Acanthus sp. I think … is right. It seems to match with images at Acanthus spinosus L.
Can you check with local flora as Acanthus spinosus L. is not mentioned as either cultivated or wild in Karthikeyan et al. (2009) as per details at Acanthus ?
Yes … Will check and get back to you. Thanks.
I think it is Acanthus montanus.
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