Dear Arat Ji. this plant is *Lepidagathis cuspidata* *Nees in Wall*., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3:97. 1832. in DC., Prodr. 11: 258. 1847; T. Anders. in J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 9: 495. 1865; Clarke in Hook. f., l.c. 519; Cooke, l.c. 474; Parker, For. Fl. Punj. 3rd. ed. 388. 1956; Stewart, l.c.
*Synonym:* *Ruellia cuspidata* Wall., Cat. 72, n. 2405. 1830. this is rejected as it is *Nomen nudum* *Description* An erect, up to 1 m tall undershrub with 4-angled, glandular-pubescent Leaves dimorphic, basal main stem leaves oblong-lanceolate, 5-10 (-12) x 1.5-4 cm, glabrous, lateral nerves 4-5 pairs, acute or acuminate, mucronate, entire, tapering basally into 5-25 mm long petiole; upper leaves much smaller and subsessile, elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 cm x 7-9 mm, glandular-pubescent, cuspidate. Flowers white, in terminal, lax or dense, up to 15 cm long spikes; elliptic-oblong or obovate, 9-12 x 4-6 mm, acute, spine-tipped, glandular bracteoles lanceolate, 6-8 mm long, spine-tipped, glandular-pubescent. unequally 5-lobed to the base, 1-1.2 cm long, lobes glandular hairy, 2 outer lanceolate, spine-tipped, 2 inner lobes linear, acute. Corolla pubescent externally, 1.2-1.6 cm long; upper lip ovate, purple-streaked, entire or emarginate; lower lip with 3, rounded lobes. Staminal filaments glabrous with bearded anthers. Ovary glabrous, style hairy. Capsule ovoid-lanceolate, c. 8 mm long, glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds ovoid, c. 2.5 mm long, flattened. *Distribution:* Pakistan (Kashmir), India, Nepal. Regards tanay ** On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Aarti ji, > *Lepidagathis cuspidata* (Family: Acanthaceae) > Regards > Prashant > > On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> *Date/Time* : 18th of April, 2009/ 10.36 am. >> *Location Place* : Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra ... *Altitude* : ... *GPS*: >> >> *Habitat* : Wild ... *Type* : >> *Plant Habit* : Herb ... *Height *: small plant ... *Length* : >> *Leaves Type *: ... *Shape* : ... *Size* : >> *Inflorescence Type* : ... *Size* : >> *Flowers Size* : about 1 cm ... *Colour* : white ... *Calyx* : ... * >> Bracts* : >> *Fruits Type* : ... *Shape *: ... *Size* : ... *Seeds* : >> >> *Other Info* : >> *Fragrance* : did not check ... *Pollinator* : ... *Uses* : >> >> Found growing in the wild. >> Aarti >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
