Lepidagathis rigida Dalz., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 341 1850. ;
.
S. Pakistan to W. India, Assam to Bangladesh as per POWO;
.
India (NE-India, NW-Ghats (Maharashtra)), Pakistan (Sind), Bangladesh as per CoL;
.
Common name: Rigid Lepidagathis
.


Dalz, in Hook. Kew Journ, ii. 341 ; softly hairy, leaves linear-lanceolate muticous, spikes oblong dense terminal often appearing clustered, bracts narrowly ovate shortly spinescent. Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 191 ; T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 495.

BOMBAY GHAUTS ; Dalzell, Stocks, &c. SCINDE (T. Anderson).

Suffruticose, 1-2 ft. (at least), erect, softly hairy. Leaves 3.1/2 by 1/2 in., attenuate at both ends, glandular-pubescent on both surfaces ; petiole indistinct. Spikes 1/2-2.1/2 in., often appearing as in terminal clusters on shortened lateral branches ; bracts 1/3-1/2 in., entire, rigid. Corolla 1/2 in., yellow-white. Capsule 1/5 in., 4-seeded. Seeds in. diam.—The inflorescence, capsule and seeds approach those of L. hyalina.

(Attributions- IBIS Flora (Flora of British India))
.



Lepidagathis rigida: 6 images.
Lepidagathis rigida (Acanthaceae)
Amboli, Maharashtra 2021 March


Thanks, …, for the wonderful images.

How is it different from Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees ?

Is there any observation at Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees, which may be of L. rigida ?


Yes very different than L.  Cuspidata


Any keys to differentiate the two?



I have identified it from Cooke and compared it with protologue

Leaves are linear-lanceolate  and longitudinally folded 
specimen collected by me Matches with Type description
rest photos I have provided already.
2 attachments

 

 


.

References: POWO  Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of Pakistan  Flora of peninsular India  Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora (Flora of British India)