Lepidagathis prostrata Dalz.

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : ACANTHACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved name
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common on exposed laterite rocks
  • Key identification features : A rigid prostrate undershrub; root stock woody. Corolla pinkish
  • Collection Nos : KFP 5923
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district, Ballari district
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Flora of Udupi District; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lepidagathis prostrata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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