2022/05/30 by Sushant More, Sharad Suresh Kambale, Mandar Sawant +2 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies #Acanthaceae #Bract #Biology #Botany #Plateau (mathematics) #Inflorescence
paper · doi:10.1111/njb.03345
openalex publication_date 2022/05/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Lepidagathis mahakassapae sp. nov., a monocarpic and endemic species of Acanthaceae, is described from Western Maharashtra, India. The new species is allied to L. sabui from Konkan, Maharashtra, but differs by having oblanceolate acuminate leaves, pubescent terminal elongated spikes, large floral but small sterile bracts and lanceolate broader segment of the bracteole. The stems of L. mahakassapae grows up to 250 cm in length while a few other prostrate species grows up to this length. Illustrations and colour photographs are provided for ease of identification.