Lepidagathis dalzelliana
Lepidagathis dalzelliana | |
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Lepidagathis dalzelliana spike close up | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Lepidagathis |
Species: | L. dalzelliana |
Binomial name | |
Lepidagathis dalzelliana S. More, Mane, M. Sawant & H. S. Bhosale |
Lepidagathis dalzelliana is a species of flowering plant.[1]
Description
Range
Habitat
Ecology
Lepidagathis dalzelliana grows on high-altitude lateritic plateaus from 1000 to 1298 m a.s.l., in accumulated soil and among small stone boulders in association with Ischaemum impressum, Lepidagathis mahakassapae, Justicia trinervia and Blumea malcolmii. It was also observed that Crematogaster sp. ants were feeding and passing the nectar droplets to each other.
Etymology
Taxonomy
References
- ^ "Lepidagathis dalzelliana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-14.