Herbarium JCB

Lepidagathis cristata Willd.

Family : ACANTHACEAE
(ACANTHUS FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
Species : Lepidagathis cristata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
Vernacular name : Nari goodi (Kan.); Karappaan poondu (Tam.); Mullabanti, Nakkapintuka, Karapani, Karapani paadu (Tel.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-288
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 02/01/16
Collection Locality : Mobbuchintalapalle, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Endemism : Peninsular India
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : September-March
Native : India
Comments : On plains to 800 m, in wastelands, gravelly ground or in poor soil.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Salem district, Hoganekkal Forest (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Bellary district (Karnataka State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Kadapa district, Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mehbubnagar district (Telangana State); Hoganekkal R.F. (Tamil Nadu State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4;H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Lepidagathis cristata. Downloaded on 7 June 2025.