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Lepidagathis cuspidata

Lepidagathis cuspidata
Photo: Jayesh Patil, CC BY 2.0
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to NW. Myanmar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Lepidagathis cuspidata (also known as Kodajathripaccha, Kodassathripaccha and Spiny Lepidagathis) is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to India and is a prickly subshrub growing profusely on hilly terrain in the Western Ghats, in evergreen forests and in wet places. It has been recorded in the Indian states of Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, as well as in Nepal and Pakistan.

Other Lepidagathis plants

Pata De Gallina · Lepidagathis cyanea · Lepidagathis floribunda · Lepidagathis keralensis · Lepidagathis laxifolia · Lepidagathis montana · Lepidagathis sessilifolia · Chicks A Nests

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepidagathis cuspidata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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