Acanthaceae
Lepidagathis

Lepidagathis purpuricaulis Nees

First published in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Deng, Y.F., Li, Z.Y., Wang, Q. & Peng, H. (2020). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 46: 1-570. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Deng, Y.F., Li, Z.Y., Wang, Q. & Peng, H. (2020). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 46: 1-570. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [2366] India K000950115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Koyama, H.; Terao, H.; Wong-prasert, T. [T-32593] K004591989 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [3] India K000950116 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2508] K004591988 Yes
Edgeworth, M., P. [7087] India K000950044 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2366] Ruellia mucronata K001115763 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2366] India Ruellia mucronata K001115764 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2366] Burma Ruellia mucronata K001115760 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2366] India Ruellia mucronata K001115759 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2366] India Ruellia mucronata K001115758 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2366] India Ruellia mucronata K001115761 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2366] India Ruellia mucronata K001115765 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2366] India Ruellia mucronata K001115762 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7165] Burma Lepidagathis striata K001126812 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0