Lepidagathis purpuricaulis Nees

 
  • Family : ACANTHACEAE
    (Acanthus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ARUSA FAMILY (अडूसा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Acanthaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lepidagathis purpuricaulis Nees
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : On slopes of hill forests and stream banks of mixed forests
  • Comments / notes : Frequent in Northern Eastern Ghats
  • Flower, Fruit : February-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 25/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0513
  • Collection Locality : Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Nyagarh district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : India, Myanmar
  • World Distribution : India, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Lepidagathis purpuricaulis. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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