• Family : ACANTHACEAE
  (ACANTHUS FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Acanthaceae
• Species : Lepidagathis fasciculata
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees
• Vernacular name : Rasna (Ori.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : November-June
• Native : India
• Comments : On hills above 1000 m, on bare slopes, in rocky places and as an undergrowth in hilly forests.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; West Godavari district, Anantagiri Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Dhenkanal district, Sambalpur district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
• 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 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 fasciculata. Downloaded on 3 June 2024.

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