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FIG. 2. — A-D, Lepidagathis diffusa C.B in Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Acanthaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India
No full textFIG. 2. — A-D, Lepidagathis diffusa C.B.Clarke; E-H, L. decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov.: A, E, habit; B, F, inflorescence; C, G, flower; D, H, seed.Published as part of Dhatchanamoorthy, Narayanasamy, Karthikeyan, Chinnasamy, Raja, Prakasam, Soosairaj, Sebastian & Balachandran, Natesan, 2022, Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Acanthaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India, pp. 321-329 in Adansonia (3) 44 (24) on page 324, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a24, http://zenodo.org/record/725472
FIG. 1. — Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S in Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Acanthaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India
No full textFIG. 1. — Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (drawing by P. Raja): A, flowering branch; B, inflorescence; C, bract; D, bracteole; E, flower; F, posterior sepal; G, lateral sepal; H, anterior sepals; I, corolla split open; J, stamen; K, pistil; L, capsule; M, seed. Scale bars: A, B, 1 cm; C, D, F-H, 5 mm; E, I, K, L, 2 mm; J, 1 mm; M, 3 mm.Published as part of Dhatchanamoorthy, Narayanasamy, Karthikeyan, Chinnasamy, Raja, Prakasam, Soosairaj, Sebastian & Balachandran, Natesan, 2022, Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Acanthaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India, pp. 321-329 in Adansonia (3) 44 (24) on page 323, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a24, http://zenodo.org/record/725472
Lepidagathis WILLD. FROM
No full textKEY TO THE GENUS LEPIDAGATHIS WILLD. FROM TAMIL NADU 1. Prostrate-decumbent herb, capsule 2-seeded................................................................................................ 2 — Erect subshrub, capsule 4-seeded................................................................................................................. 8 2. Leaf margin or apex spinous tipped............................................................................................................. 3 Leaf margin entire or toothed, apex mucronate........................................................................................... 4 3. Leaves lanceolate, margin entire, one spine only at apex.......................................... L. spinosa Wight ex Nees — Leaves ovate-oblong, margin and apex spinous tipped....................................................... L. barberi Gamble 4. Spike aggregated only at lower nodes........................................................................................................... 5 — Spike at axils of leafy and leafless stem......................................................................................................... 7 5. Leaves> 3 cm long, lateral nerves 5-7 pairs.................................................................. L. hamiltoniana Wall. — Leaves <3 cm long, lateral nerves 3-5 pairs................................................................................................. 6 6. Leaves scabrous along the nerves beneath, margin ciliate ........................................................ L. mitis Dalzell — Leaves glabrous on both sides, margin entire to toothed....................................................... L. cristata Willd. 7. Spike globose-ovoid, internodes long to 3 cm................................................................ L.diffusa C.B. Clarke — Spike elongate and unilateral, internodes short to 1 cm......... L. decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. 8. Bract and calyx lobes single nerved, bract margin hyaline....................................................... L. hyalina Nees — Bract and calyx lobes 3-7 nerved, bract scarious or coriaceous..................................................................... 9 9. Bract scarious, lower calyx lobes 3-ribbed, upper 7-ribbed...................................................... L. scariosa Nees — Bract coriaceous, calyx lobes 3-ribbed........................................................................................................ 10 10. Flowers in soft, condensed spike, leaves crenate-serrate........................................... L. fasciculata (Retz.) Nees — Flowers in elongate spike, villous, leaves entire or undulate................................................. L. cuspidata NeesPublished as part of Dhatchanamoorthy, Narayanasamy, Karthikeyan, Chinnasamy, Raja, Prakasam, Soosairaj, Sebastian & Balachandran, Natesan, 2022, Lepidagathis decumbens N. Dhatchan. & S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Acanthaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India, pp. 321-329 in Adansonia (3) (3) 44 (24) on page 328, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a24, http://zenodo.org/record/725472
CROTALARIA PROSTRATA VAR. LEVIS HAINES (LEGUMINOSAE): A POORLY KNOWN SPECIES REDISCOVERED, REDESCRIBED AND ENDEMIC FROM THE NORTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA
No full textDuring a medicinal plant survey in Amba MPCA, Raigarh District of Maharashtra, a rare and endemic species of Crotalaria, Crotalaria prostrata var. levis, (Fabaceae) were rediscovered after type specimens author collected from Amba MPCA in Maharashtra after 94 years.</jats:p
