Lepidagathis fasciculata

Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 95 1832. (syn: Ruellia fasciculata Retz.);
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lep-id-AG-ath-iss — from the Greek lepis (scale) and agathis (ball of thread)
fas-sik-yoo-LAH-tuh — banded (or striped), bundled … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: striped lepidagathis
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Native to: s China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, n Thailand
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Scandent herbs to 50 cm high; stem hirsute. Leaves opposite, 3-6 x 1.5-3 cm, elliptic, acute, serrate, pubescent, veins, 6-7 pairs; petiole ca. 0.7 cm. Inflorescence, axillary or terminal condensed spike; bract elliptic-ovate, ca. 0.8 x 0.4 cm, ciliate; bracteoles ovate-lanceolate, ca. 0.6 x 0.1 cm. Calyx lobes 5, outer lobes ovate-lanceolate, ca. 0.5 x 0.1 cm, hirsute and glandular hairy on the top; inner lobes linear, hirsute, ca. 0.4 cm long. Corolla white, tubes ca 0.5 cm, bilipped; upperlip ca. 0.3 cm, long, lower lip ca. 0.4 cm. Stamens 4, filaments ca. 0.2 cm, anthers ca. 0.3 cm long. Ovary globose, ovules 2 per locule, style ca. 0.5 cm. Capsule oblong, ca. 0.5 x 0.1 cm.

Flowering and fruiting: November-May
Deciduous forests
India and Bangladesh
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Lepidagathis fasciculata :: Chorla Ghat :: DVMAR74/85 : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.
Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees
along Chorla Ghat on February 18, 2012

I had seen this small herb at “Bondla WLS, Goa”.
Bot. name: Lepidagathis fasciculata
Family: Acanthaceae

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Acanthaceae Fortnight :: Dyschoriste vagans :: Castlerock :: DVMAR36/47 : 8 posts by 5 authors. 5 images.
Dyschoriste vagans (Wight) Kuntze
at Castlerock on April 23, 2011

Looking through old posts of D. vagans I came across this one from Prashant
The two plants look different. Can anyone please comment?
Is there considerable variation in the plant according to location?
According to descriptions in Floras, especially in Flora of Maharashtra by Dr Almeida, … plant seems to be the closer match.

efi page on Dyschoriste vagans

I think this is Lepidagathis fasciculata. Please check.

Yes … The posted plant does look like Lepidagathis fasciculata.
Will correct my notes.

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Fwd: Id Please Acanthaceae Plant from Jalgaon Maharashtra : 6 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2)- 1 Mb each.

I have little bit confuse regarding the species of this plants..
Sir Need the confirmation of this species.
Is it Lepidagathis fasciculata (Acanthaceae) ? Phaulopsis imbricata (Acanthaceae) ?
Please guide me in these regards.
I do not think it matches with images at Lepidagathis fasciculata or Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retzius) Santapau
Pl. check with comparative images at Justicia
I further checked up. I now have the feeling that it may be from some other family

It looks like Lepidagathis fasciculata only

I rechecked images at Lepidagathis fasciculata & now I agree with …

Look like some lamiaceae member… Probably

Thanks, … Finally identified as Lepidagathis fasciculata

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Acanthaceae week – Lepidagathis fasciculata for sharing from Nashik : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
attaching images of Lepidagathis fasiculata for sharing from Nashik taken on 10/02/2018

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ID11042011PHK2:
ID Please
A small herb at Phansad WLS
habitat:Moist deciduos Forest
10Apr,2011

This could be a Lepidagathis species.

… this looks very similar to Phaulopsis imbricata seen at Coorg … Flickr

… must add that while it looks similar to Phaulopsis imbricata, … plant is certainly different.

Assuming the size of the flowers as 2 cm I guess this to be Dyschoriste vagans (Wight) O. Ktze. of Acanthaceae.

Can anyone please share a picture of Lepidagathis fasciculata? I still think it is L. species.

I am uploading a species of Lepidagathis from Morni hills separately

i think this can be Lepidagathis fisculata

The corolla should be distinctly bi-lipped to be species of Lepidagathis.
Here the corolla is not bi-lipped hence not a species of Lepidagathis.
The distinction between Dyscoriste and Phaulopsis is too difficult without having the specimen in hand as most of the key characters are minute and are not visible in pictures (placenta, bracteoles, etc).
But considering one distinguishing character, according to Gamble, I think this is Phaulopsis imbricata with slight difference from specimens from further south.
The distinguishing character is, according to Gamble, in Dyscoriste the flowers are produced in axillary clusters here it is apparently terminal.
Furhter, D vagans has blue flowers according to Gamble!
Again, the character of flower becoming scarious (Thin, membranous, and dry) upon age is visible in the second picture, I assume.
Now my bet is for Phaulopsis imbricata.
Ref: Flora of Presidency of Madrass by Gamble pp. 1003-1068.
Gamble mentioned P. imbricata with its present synonym Micranthes oppositifolius.

Thanks for the good research, … Its getting interesting…
But, Phaulopsis imbricata has characteristic, closely overlapping bracts and white flowers. Pl see FOI

The posted pictures look different from Dyschoriste vagans in this FoI link
The ventricose corolla is clearly seen in the close-up shot. And the inflorescence also looks different.
My guess is Lepidagathis scariosa, but it needs confirmation.
So…..is the search still on?!
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…, a web search for Phaulopsis imbricata took me to your link which looks like a Lepidagathis species to me. Pl correct me if i am wrong.

Many thanks … for validating the plant at my photostream.
It is new to me and am not familiar to either Phaulopsis OR Lepidagathis.
You may not be wrong.
… (… at eFI) had suggested the ID at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5593765387/

…, please look at other views of the plant (whenever); perhaps will help in thrashing ambiguity.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5593744043/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5593759169/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5593762443/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5597845187/
Will change the title of the photopages accordingly.

Thank you … for the reply. Phaulopsis shows great variation from place to place.
Then I would like to know one important character of the given plant that whether the inflorescence has bracteoles or not.
My conclusion is;
If bracteoles present then, Lepidagathis and it can be L. scariosa
If not then, Phaulopsis.
I too think that … picture in the link given by … is Lepidagathis (from the pattern of inflorescence) If get a close up of flower then things would be better. Herbs are tricky and the keys to id them are too tricky and complicated.
I think … can clarify on this aspect for us, if possible.

As you said “But, Phaulopsis imbricata has characteristic, closely overlapping bracts and white flowers.” I too think that the bracts here are different from that of Phaulopsis.
Let us see whether … could collect information on bractioles.
If that is clarified, I think, we can confirm.
The plant in the above link could be Lepidagathis spinosa.

Many many thanks … noted your comment at flickr too.

This is Dyschoriste vagans, Acanthaceae

A diagram of Dyschoriste vagans can be seen in this link:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=130615

I think it maybe Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees as per images herein.

Yes it’s …

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This herb is from Satpura Tiger Reserve
Photographed on 2-3-09
I think this is Strobilanthes walkeri
Family – Acanthaceae
Experts please confirm the id

Does not seem to match with the illustration:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=86731

Could you identify it ?
May I request you to pl. post high resolution images.
It looks different as per POWO.

Something other than Strobilanthes sp. ??

Possibly Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees.
POWO
(according to Haines, …. small white lipped flowers)

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Plant for Id:
can anyone help me id of this plant plz
Some Acanthaceae plant??
it is herb found on hill at Sawantwadi Sindhudurg Maharashtra

Please check for species of Lepidagathis of the family Acanthaceae.

It has opposite leaves..attaching another picture… sorry pic is blurred

Yes, …, you are right

This particular form was published by Dalzell as Lepidagathis goensis but a true name for this taxon would be Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees

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Need help with white Acanth?? ID – Pachmarhi: 2 images.
Pachmarhi
12/2/2022

Please check Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) ???

Go with Lepidagathis fasciculata

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Plant ID help SD143:
Please help with plant ID. Spotted at Pachmarhi, Feb’22

Looks like Strobilanthes. Any flower close ups ?

It is Lepidagathis fasciculata, as per images and details herein.

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Names of Plants in India :: Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees: 1 image.

lep-id-AG-ath-is — Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) … Catalogue of the Plants
fas-sik-yoo-LAH-tuh — banded (or striped), bundled … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: striped lepidagathis • Bengali: ডোরা-ডোরা বাসক dora-dora basak • Hindi: पट्टी अड़ूसा patti arusa • Kannada: ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ patti adusoge • Konkani: पट्टि अडुलसो patti adulso • Marathi: पट्टेरी अडुळसा patteri adulasa • Odia: ରସନା rasna • Telugu: చారల వాసక charala vasaka • Tulu: ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಆಡಲೋಡ್ patti aadalodu

botanical names: Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees … homotypic synonyms: Ruellia fasciculata Retz. … POWO

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
striped lepidagathis
  • name coined, for want of name; descriptive name derived from the epithet fasciculata, meaning banded or bundled … Dave’s Botanary
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
ডোরা-ডোরা বাসক dora-dora basak
  • name coined, for want of name; ডোরা-ডোরা dora-dora = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); বাসক basak = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
पट्टी अड़ूसा patti arusa
  • name coined, for want of name; पट्टी patti = stripe, band (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); अड़ूसा arusa = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ patti adusoge
  • name coined, for want of name; ಪಟ್ಟಿ patti = stripe, band (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ adusoge = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
पट्टि अडुलसो patti adulso
  • name coined, for want of name; पट्टि patti = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); अडुलसो adulso = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
पट्टेरी अडुळसा patteri adulasa
  • name coined, for want of name; पट्टेरी patteri = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); अडुळसा adulasa = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ରସନା rasna
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
చారల వాసక charala vasaka
  • name coined, for want of name; చారల charala = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); వాసక vasaka = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಆಡಲೋಡ್ patti aadalodu
  • name coined, for want of name; ಪಟ್ಟಿ patti = stripe, band (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); ಆಡಲೋಡ್ aadalodu = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant – Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, *Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, *Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Kannada name and it’s  English transliteration are correct.

 

 

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References:
The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  Flora of China  Flora of Pakistan  Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Flowers of India  Kerala Plants  India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora  An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details with keys) 

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