Acanthaceae
Lepidagathis

Lepidagathis uxpanapensis (Acosta) Kameyama

First published in Kew Bull. 63: 579 (2008 publ. 2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca). It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Kameyama, C. (2008). New species, nomenclatural changes and lectotypifications in Neotropical Lepidagathis Willd. (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 63: 565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9066-2

Type
Mexico. Veracruz, Camino a Pancho Villa, municipio Jesús Caranza, alt. 150 m, 18 Jan 1975, J. Dorantes et al. 3963 (holotype ENCB!; isotypes NY!, MEXU!, XAL).
Distribution
Mexico, Tehuantepec Isthmus; this is the northernmost distribution of Lepidagathis in the Americas.
Ecology
Evergreen rain forest.
Conservation
Data deficient (DD). More collections are needed to evaluate the status of this species.
[KBu]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • 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