469.0000
Family
Acanthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 102 (1789) (´Acanthi´), nom. cons.
ca. 192 genera, ca. 5500 spp. Phylogeny: Manzitto-Tripp et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 5454
= Avicenniaceae Miq.; Lehm., Pl. Preiss. 1: 353 (1845), nom. cons.
= Justiciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 60 (1838)
= Mendonciaceae Bremek.; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., ser. C, 56: 540 (1954)
= Meyeniaceae Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Nelsoniaceae (Nees) Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Thunbergiaceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 979 (1870)
469.4408
Genus
Lepidagathis Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 400 (1800)
Distribution: tropics and subtropics, mostly trop. Africa and trop. Asia
Species listed in database: 160
= Acanthura Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 196 (1901)
= Liberatia Rizzini; Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, n. s. Bot., No. 8, 21 (1947)
= Lindauea Rendle; J. Bot. 411 (1896)
= Lophostachys Pohl; Pl. Bras. Ic. 2: 93. t. 161, 162 (1831)
= Russeggera Endl.; Nov. Stirp. Dec. 38 (1839)
= Teliostachya Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 71. t. 8 (1847)
= Volkensiophyton Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 27 (1894)
= Zahlbrucknera Pohl ex Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 16, etc. (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis alopecuroidea
(Vahl) R.Br. ex Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 453 (1861)
Name: Fond sang, Queue de renard, Zeau noire (Lesser Antilles), Pata de gallina (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Chad; South Sudan; Tanzania; Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Dominica; St. Lucia; Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cesar, Chocó, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Valle, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Merida, Portuguesa, Sucre); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas); Paraguay (Amambay)
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO LBR MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 CAF CON GAB ZAI 24 CHA SSU 25 TAN 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 ABA BBD CUB DOM GDL GRE HIS MTS PUE STL TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA 85 PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Adenosma chenopodiifolia (Poir.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 829 (1825)
= Aetheilema alopecuroides (Vahl) Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 2: 826 (1825)
= Aetheilema haenkei Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 72 (1847)
= Justicia procumbens Thiéb.-Bern. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 263 (1847), nom. inval.
= Lepidagathis hyssopifolia (Benth.) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 34 (1864)
= Lepidagathis laguroidea (Nees) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 34 (1864)
= Lepidagathis lanceolata (Nees) Wassh.; BioLlania, Ed. Espec. 6: 542 (1997)
= Lepidagathis laurentii De Wild.; Enum. Pl. Laurent, 183 (1905)
= Ruellia alopecuroidea Vahl; Eclog. Am. 2: 49 (1798)
= Ruellia chenopodiifolia Poir.; Lam., Encycl. 6: 339 (1804)
= Ruellia lagopodes Ryan ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 263 (1847), nom. inval.
= Teliostachya alopecuroidea (Vahl) Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 262 (1847)
= Teliostachya hyssopifolia Benth.; Hook. Niger Fl. 481 (1849)
= Teliostachya laguroidea Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 264 (1847)
= Teliostachya lanceolata Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 74 (1847)
= Teliostachya lanceolata var. crispa Nees; Mart., Fl. Bras. 9: 74 (1847)
= Teliostachya petraea Leonard; Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 31: 696 (1958)
species :
Lepidagathis alvarezia
(Nees) Kameyama ex Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood; Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 49: 86 (2004)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Paraguay (Central, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL PER 85 ARG PAR
Synonyms: hidden
= Alvarezia disticha Pav. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 246 (1847)
= Lophostachys alvarezia Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 246 (1847)
= Lophostachys conferta Rusby; Mem. Torr. Bot. Club 6: 103 (1896)
species :
Lepidagathis amaranthoides
Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1695 (1913)
Distribution: Palawan (incl. Busuanga); Philippines (Leyte, Mindanao)
42 PHI PLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Lepidagathis ananthapuramensis
V.S.A.Kumar, P.Biju, Sindu Arya, Josekutty & Augustine; Phytotaxa 460(4): 270 (2020)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis andersoniana
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 16 (1894)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Zambia; S-Malawi; S-Mozambique
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
species :
Lepidagathis angustifolia
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 123 (1900)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Lepidagathis anobrya
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 255 (1847)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; S-Chad
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GUI IVO MLI MTN NGR SEN TOG 24 CHA
species :
Lepidagathis appendiculata
Lindau; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: Mem. VIII. 50 (1908)
Distribution: Central African Republic; S-Chad
23 CAF 24 CHA
species :
Lepidagathis armata
Lindau; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 553 (1915)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 LSI
species :
Lepidagathis backeri
Bremek.; Verh. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Amst., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 11. 45: No. 2, 19 (1948)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Lepidagathis balakrishnanii
Remadevi & Binoj Kumar; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 32(3): 554 (2008)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis bandraensis
Blatt.; J. & Proc. As. Soc. Bengal, n. s. 26: 347 (1930 publ. 1931)
Distribution: India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis barberi
Gamble; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923(no. 10): 375 (1923)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Lepidagathis benojiana
Jithin & Jose; Nordic J. Bot. 35(4): 436 (2017)
Distribution: India (Kerala: Kulamavu, Idukki District)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis billardieriana
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 253 (1847)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Lepidagathis boholensis
Y.S.Liang, S.T.Geng, Evangel. & J.C.Wang; Phytotaxa 252(2): 131 (2016), nom. nov.
Distribution: Philippines (Bohol)
42 PHI
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis stenophylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 29: 486 (1926), non C. B. Clarke ex Hayata 1911
species :
Lepidagathis boliviana
(R.C.Foster) comb.ined.
Distribution: Bolivia
83 BOL
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Liberatia boliviana R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 161: 4 (1946)
species :
Lepidagathis brevis
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 113: 532 (1967)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis brevispica
Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Arkiv 23: 276 (1966)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Lepidagathis callistachys
Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 569 (2009)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Lepidagathis calycina
Hochst. ex DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 252 (1847)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya; Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan, Waziristan); Myanmar (Kayin, Mon)
24 DJI ETH SOM 25 KEN 40 PAK 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis aparine Chiov.; Atti Soc. Nat. Modena 64: 65 (1933)
= Lepidagathis discolor Stocks ex Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 4: 525 (1879)
= Lepidagathis strobilifera Stocks; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 177 (1852)
species :
Lepidagathis cambodiana
Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 150 (1911)
Distribution: Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD VIE
species :
Lepidagathis capituliformis
Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 19 (1911)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Burkina Faso
22 BKN GNB GUI SEN
species :
Lepidagathis cataractae
(Nees) Lindau ex Pulle; Enum. Vasc. Pl. Surinam 433 (1906)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
82 FRG GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis cataractae (Nees) Wassh.; Fl. Guianas, ser. A, Phanerogams 23(156): 81 (2006), isonym
= Teliostachya cataractae Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 72 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis ceylanica
Nees; Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19: Suppl. 2: 51 (1841)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis nervata Wight; Ic. 4: t. 1620 (1850)
species :
Lepidagathis chiangmaiensis
Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Arkiv 20: 72 (1961)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Lepidagathis chiapensis
(Acosta) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 576 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys chiapensis Acosta; Phytologia 57(4): 256 (1985)
species :
Lepidagathis chlorostachya
Nees; DC. Prod 11: 256 (1847)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala); Myanmar (Taninthayi)
40 IND 41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis cinerea
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 5: 387 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis clarkei
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 344 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis clavata
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 340 (1850)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis collina
(Endl.) Milne-Redh.; Kew Bull. 1953: 119 (1953)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; S-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis acicularis Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 361 (1912)
= Lepidagathis ampliata C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 123 (1900)
= Lepidagathis chariensis Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58: Mem. VIII 189 (1911 publ. 1912)
= Lepidagathis garuensis Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 402 (1913)
= Lepidagathis hamiltoniana subsp. collina (Endl.) J.K.Morton; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 96(4): 341 (1988)
= Lepidagathis mollis T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 33 (1864)
= Lepidagathis myrtifolia S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 38 (1880)
= Lepidagathis petrophila Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 403 (1913)
= Lepidagathis radicalis Hochst. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 255 (1847)
= Lepidagathis radicalis var. acrantha Benoist ex Tisser.; Mém. Inst. Études Centrafr. 2: 14 (1950)
= Lepidagathis radicalis var. polyneura Benoist ex Tisser.; Mém. Inst. Études Centrafr. 2: 14 (1950)
= Lepidagathis reticulata Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 153 (1911)
= Lepidagathis schweinfurthii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 16 (1894)
= Ruellia spicata Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 161 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Russeggera collina Endl.; Endl. & Fenzl, Nov. Stirp. Dec.: 38 (1839)
species :
Lepidagathis coppenamensis
(Bremek.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Surinam
82 SUR
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Teliostachya coppenamensis Bremek.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 47, 152 (1938)
species :
Lepidagathis cristata
Willd.; Sp. Pl. 3: 400 (1800)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus cristatus Rottler ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 256 (1847)
= Lepidagathis cristata var. latifolia Nees; Nees Prodr (DC.) 11 256 (1847)
= Lepidagathis cristata var. rupestris (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 516 (1885)
= Lepidagathis mitis var. latifolia (Nees) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 67 (2003)
= Lepidagathis rupestris Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or.: t. 229 (1874), nom. inval.
= Lepidagathis rupestris Nees; Wall., Pl. asiat. rar. 3: 96 (1832)
= Lepidagathis shuteri T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 494 (1867)
= Ruellia radiciflora Vahl ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 160 (1847), nom. inval.
= Selago acaulis Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 256 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis cuneiformis
Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 571 (2009)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Lepidagathis cuspidata
Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 97 (1832)
Distribution: Nepal; India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh)
40 IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia cuspidata B.Heyne ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 2405 (1830)
species :
Lepidagathis cyanea
(Leonard) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 576 (2009)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys cyanea Leonard; Contrib. Sci. Los Angeles County Mus, No. 32, 13 (1959)
species :
Lepidagathis dahomensis
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 58: Mem. VIII. 190 (1911 publ. 1912)
Distribution: Benin
22 BEN
Remarks: status uncertain, insufficiently known
species :
Lepidagathis dalzelliana
S.More, Mane, M.Sawant & H.S.Bhosale; Int. J. Advanced Res. 11(6): 908 (2023)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis danielii
Cruz & J.Jiménez Ram.; Brittonia 63(3): 334 (2011)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State)
79 MEX
species :
Lepidagathis dayanandanii
A.F.J.King, Gnanasek. & Arisdason; Rheedea 33(4): 333, f. 1-3, 7a & 7e (2024)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis decumbens
Dhatchan. & Soosairaj; Adansonia sér. 3, 44(24): 322 (2022)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis diandra
(Nees) comb.ined.
Distribution: Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Sao Paulo)
84 BRA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Liberatia diandra (Nees) Rizzini; Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. 8: 22 (1947)
= Lophostachys diandra Nees; Mart., Fl. Bras. 9: 70 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis diffusa
C.B.Clarke; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 4: 518 (1884)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Barleria diffusa Wight ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 518 (1885), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis dispar
C.B.Clarke ex Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 5: 386 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis dissimilis
J.B.Imlay; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 125 (1939)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Lepidagathis diversa
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 126 (1900)
Distribution: Ghana; ?Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; W-Ethiopia; Uganda
22 GHA NGA 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 UGA
species :
Lepidagathis dulcis
Wall. ex Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Magway)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia dulcis Wall.; Numer. List no. 7167 (1832), nom. inval.
= Ruellia dulcissima Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 481 (1841), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis epacridea
Heine; Adansonia, n. s. 8: 469 (1968)
Distribution: Mali; Ivory Coast
22 IVO MLI
species :
Lepidagathis eriocephala
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 409 (1901)
Distribution: S-Tanzania; E-Zambia; N-Malawi; W-Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
species :
Lepidagathis eucephala
Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 814 (1856)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis eucephala var. glandulosa Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 18 (1948)
= Lepidagathis eucephala var. linearifolia Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 18 (1948)
= Lepidagathis eucephala var. zollingeriana Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 18 (1948), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis eugeniifolia
Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 200 (1948 publ. 1949)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis falcata
Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mandalay)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia falcata (Nees) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 481 (1840)
species :
Lepidagathis fasciculata
(Retz.) Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 95 (1832)
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Hainan); Pakistan (Pakistani Punjab); India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Taninthayi, Yangon); Thailand; peninsular Malaysia
36 CHI 40 BAN IND PAK 41 MYA THA 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis goensis Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 340 (1850)
= Lepidagathis hirta Nees; Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19: Suppl. 2: p. 53 (1841)
= Ruellia fasciculata Retz.; Obs. 4: 28 (1786)
= Ruellia viscosula Wall. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 260 (1847), nom. inval.
variant :
var. major
Clarke; Fl. Brit. India 4(12): 523 (1885)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis fimbriata
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 125 (1900)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea
22 GNB GUI SEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis anobrya var. angustissima Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 255 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis fischeri
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 123 (1900)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; N-Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis lindauiana De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 145 (1903)
= Lepidagathis rogersii Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 360 (1912)
species :
Lepidagathis floribunda
(Pohl) Kameyama; Bol. Bot. (São Paulo) 14: 197 (1995)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys bradei Rizzini; Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, n. s. Bot., No. 8, 21 (1947)
= Lophostachys floribunda Pohl; Pl. Bras. Ic. 2: 95. t. 162 (1831)
= Lophostachys floribunda var. laxa Nees; Mart., Fl. Bras. 9: 67 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis formosensis
C.B.Clarke ex Hayata; J. Coll Sci. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 213 (1911)
Distribution: China (Guangdong); S-Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI
species :
Lepidagathis gandhii
Gnanasek, A.F.J.King, S.M.Kasim & Arisdason; Kew Bull. 78(2): [5] (2023)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis glandulosa
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 243 (1847)
Distribution: Cameroon; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; N-Zambia
23 CMN ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Barleria glandulosa Hochst. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 243 (1847), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis gossweileri
S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 298 (1911)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Lepidagathis gracilis
(Bremek.) Wassh.; Fl. Venezuelan Guayana 2: 358 (1995)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Surinam (to be expected in Guyana)
82 SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Teliostachya gracilis Bremek.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 47, 151 (1938)
species :
Lepidagathis grandidieri
Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 151 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis guatemalensis
(Donn.Sm.) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 576 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca); Guatemala; El Salvador
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys guatemalensis Donn.Sm.; Coult. Bot. Gaz. 31: 119 (1901)
= Lophostachys guatemalensis var. chontalensis Acosta & Saynes; Novon 16(4): 450 (449-451) (2006)
species :
Lepidagathis hainanensis
H.S.Lo; Fl. Hainan. 3: 552, 598, f. 925 (1974)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Lepidagathis hamiltoniana
Wall.; Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832); Cat. n. 2422 (1830)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis beddomei T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 499 (1867)
= Ruellia radicalis Buch.-Ham. ex Nees; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 96 (1832), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis heudelotiana
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 254 (1847)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Central African Republic
22 BKN GAM GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI SEN 23 CAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis sericea var. hirta Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 155 (1911)
species :
Lepidagathis humifusa
Decne.; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Par. 3: 386 (1834)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor)
42 LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis attenuata Zipp. ex Span.; Linnaea 15: 329 (1841)
species :
Lepidagathis humilis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 346 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis inaequalis
C.B.Clarke ex Elmer; Leafl. Philip. Bot. 5: 1695 (1913)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan (Lan Yu Isl.); Philippines (Luzon)
38 NNS TAI 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis tawadae Ohwi; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 385 (1936)
species :
Lepidagathis incurva
Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prod. Fl. Nep. 119 (1825)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hongkong, Hainan, Yunnan); Pakistan (Pakistani Punjab); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andamans); Myanmar; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (common in the north); Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Balabac); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP PAK 41 AND CBD LAO MYA VIE 42 MLY NWG PHI PLW 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes cephalotes Link; Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 48 (1820)
= Justicia cephalotes Link; Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 48 (1820)
= Justicia diffusa Sm. ex T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 117 (1863), nom. inval.
= Lepidagathis cephalotes (Link) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 492 (1891)
= Lepidagathis hyalina Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 95 (1832)
= Lepidagathis iridescens T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 496 (1867)
= Lepidagathis riparia Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 253 (1847)
= Lepidagathis setigera Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 802 (1826)
= Ruellia dependens Roxb.; Hort. Beng. 46 (1814)
= Ruellia disticha Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 2365 (1830), nom. inval.
variant :
var. aristata
(Nees) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas; H. B. Naithani, Flow. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan: 334 (1990)
Distribution: India (Meghalaya)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis aristata Nees; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 95 (1832)
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. aristata (Nees) C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. 1932: 201 (1932)
variant :
var. lophostachyoides
(Nees) B.D.Sharma, N.P.Singh, R.S.Raghavan & Deshp.; Fl. Karnataka: 209 (1984)
Distribution: India (Karnataka); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. lophostachyoides Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] (Ed. A. DC.) 11: 252 (1847)
= Lepidagathis incurva var. lophostachyoides (Nees) P.Mathew; Sivar. & P. Mathew, Fl. Nilambur. 512 (1997), isonym
variant :
var. mollis
(C.B.Clarke) Raizada & H.O.Saxena; Indian Forester 92: 315 (1966)
Distribution: India (throughout N-India, Terai-Himalaya)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. mollis C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 521 (1885)
= Lepidagathis incurva var. mollis (C.B.Clarke) R.K.Gupta; Living Himalayas 2: 310 (1989), isonym
variant :
var. mucronata
(Nees) C.B.Clarke ex T.Cooke; Fl. Bombay 2: 397 (1904)
Distribution: India (peninsular India)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis mucronata Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 95 (1832)
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. mucronata (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 521 (1885)
variant :
var. neurophylla
(T.Anderson) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 65 (2003)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis neurophylla T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 497 (1867)
variant :
var. semiherbacea
(Nees) Karthik. & Moorthy; Fl. Pl. India 31 (2009)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, NE-India); Laos
40 IND 41 LAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. semiherbacea (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 521 (1885)
= Lepidagathis semiherbacea Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
variant :
var. ustulata
(Nees) Raizada & H.O.Saxena; Indian Forester 92: 315 (1966)
Distribution: Pakistan (Rawalpindi); India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand)
40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. ustulata (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 521 (1885)
= Lepidagathis incurva var. ustulata (Nees) R.R.Stewart; Annot. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pakistan & Kashmir: 677 (1972), without basionym ref
= Lepidagathis ustulata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 95 (1832)
= Ruellia ustulata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 2366 B (1830), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis ipariaensis
Wassh.; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 108: 174 (2007)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Lepidagathis javanica
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 801 (1826)
Distribution: Java; ?New Guinea (?Irian Jaya)
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis javanica var. brevispica Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 17 (1948)
= Lepidagathis javanica var. longispica Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 17 (1948)
= Lepidagathis javanica var. montana Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 18 (1948)
= Lepidagathis parviflora Decne.; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 287 (1834), nom. illeg.
= Lepidagathis timorensis Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 26 (1840)
species :
Lepidagathis kameyamana
Gnanasek. & Arisdason; Telopea 18: 389 (2015), nom. nov.
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis diffusa (Nees) Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. 3: 631 (1903), non C. B. Clarke
= Teliostachya diffusa Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 72 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis keralensis
Madhus. & N.P.Singh; Kew Bull. 47(2): 301 (1992)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis lanatoglabra
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 124 (1900)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis lanatoglabra var. latifolia C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 125 (1899)
= Lepidagathis nematocephala Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 409 (1901)
= Lepidagathis sparsiceps C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 124 (1900)
species :
Lepidagathis laxa
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 251 (1847)
Distribution: Philippines (Catanduanes, Mindoro, Samar)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis laxifolia
(Nees) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 578 (2009)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys laxiflora Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 68 (1847)
= Lophostachys patula Mart.; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 68 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis linearis
T.Anderson; Cat. Hort. Calc. 43, nomen; et in J. Linn. Soc. 9: 496 (1867)
Distribution: Bangladesh; Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Bago, Kayah, Magway, Mandalay, Mon, Rakhine, Sagaing, Shan, Taninthayi, Yangon)
40 BAN 41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis linifolia
Benoist; Notul. Syst., ed. Humbert 13: 200 (1948)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis longisepala
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 125 (1900)
Distribution: NE-Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Lepidagathis lutea
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 139 (1850)
Distribution: India (Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis lutescens
Benoist; Notul. Syst., ed. Humbert 12: 138 (1946)
Distribution: Central African Republic; ?Chad
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis macgregorii
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 346 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis macrantha
C.B.Clarke; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 74: II. 673 (1908)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Lepidagathis macrochila
Lindau; Warb. Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 378 (1903)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
species :
Lepidagathis madagascariensis
Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 152 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis mahakassapae
S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale; Nordic J. Bot. 2022(7)-e03345: 3 (2022)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis marginata
Bremek.; Blumea 10: 152 (1960)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Lepidagathis mazarunensis
(Bremek.) Wassh.; Fl. Guianas, ser. A, Phanerogams 23(156): 83 (2006)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Teliostachya mazarunensis Bremek.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 558 (1939 publ. 1940)
species :
Lepidagathis medicaginea
(Bremek.) Wassh.; Fl. Venezuelan Guayana 2: 359 (1995)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Surinam (to be expected in Guyana)
82 SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Teliostachya medicaginea Bremek.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 47, 154 (1938)
species :
Lepidagathis medusae
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 39 (1880)
Distribution: South Sudan
24 SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis caput-medusae S.Moore; Engl. & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 4: 3b 313 (1895)
species :
Lepidagathis mendax
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 602 (1934)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Lepidagathis meridionalis
Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 571 (2009)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Sao Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná)
84 BRA
species :
Lepidagathis microphylla
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 13: 63 (1918)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis mindorensis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 343 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis mitis
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 226 (1851)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis montana
(Mart. ex Nees) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 578 (2009)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys montana Mart. ex Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 68 (1847)
= Lophostachys villosa Pohl; Pl. Bras. Ic. 2: 94. t. 161 (1831)
species :
Lepidagathis mucida
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 510 (1935 publ. 1936)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis narasimhanii
Gnanasek., A.F.J.King & Arisdason; Rheedea 33(4): 338, f. 4-6, 7c & 7g (2024)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis nemoralis
(Mart. ex Nees) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 578 (2009)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys nemoralis Mart. ex Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 69 (1847)
= Lophostachys semiovata Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 69 (1847)
= Lophostachys semiovata var. minor Nees; Mart., Fl. Bras. 9: 69 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis nemorosa
S.Moore; J. Bot. 48: 253 (1910)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; N-Malawi; N-Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis lindaviana Buscal. & Muschl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 494 (1913)
= Lepidagathis persimilis S.Moore; J. Bot. 67: 51 (1929)
= Lepidagathis ringoetii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 146 (1914)
species :
Lepidagathis nickeriensis
Wassh.; Fl. Venezuelan Guayana 2: 359 (1995) [nom. nov.]
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Surinam
82 SUR VEN
Remarks: to be expected in Guyana
Synonyms: hidden
= Teliostachya glandulosa Bremek.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 47, 152 (1938)
species :
Lepidagathis oubanguiensis
Benoist; Notul. Syst., ed. Humbert 13: 199 (1948)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis palawanensis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 342 (1915)
Distribution: Palawan
42 PLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Lepidagathis palinensis
S.S.Ying; New Taxa New Names 5: 159 (2022)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Lepidagathis pallescens
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 308 (1880)
subspecies :
subsp. pallescens
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Malawi; N-Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ
subspecies :
subsp. obtusata
I.Darbysh.; Fl. Zambes. 8(6): 26 (2015)
Distribution: S-Angola; Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
species :
Lepidagathis papuana
S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 9: 134 (1916)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Remarks: This species looks very close to L. incurva; type only known
species :
Lepidagathis paraensis
Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 573 (2009)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Lepidagathis parviflora
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 801 (1826)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis javanica var. parviflora (Blume) Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 18 (1948)
species :
Lepidagathis peniculifera
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 39 (1880)
Distribution: Central African Republic; NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda
23 CAF ZAI 24 SSU 25 UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis perglabra C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 125 (1900)
= Lepidagathis variegata Benoist; Notul. Syst., ed. Humbert 13: 198 (1948)
species :
Lepidagathis perrieri
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 509 (1935 publ. 1936)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis plantaginea
Mildbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 13: 286 (1936)
Distribution: SE-Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Lepidagathis pobeguinii
Hua; Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 50: 576 (1904)
Distribution: Guinea; Mali
22 GUI MLI
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis chevalieri Benoist; Lecomte, Syst. 2: 20 (1911)
= Lepidagathis felixii Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 682 (1938 publ. 1939)
species :
Lepidagathis prostrata
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 138 (1850)
Distribution: India (Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis pseudoaristata
Ensermu; Kew Bull. 64(1): 57 (2009)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya
24 ETH 25 KEN
species :
Lepidagathis psilantha
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 251 (1847)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis pungens
Nees; Wall., Pl. asiat. rar. 3: 97 (1832)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus pungens Wall.; Numer. List no. 2498 (1830), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis purpuricaulis
Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
Distribution: Nepal; India (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Myanmar
40 IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis striata Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
= Ruellia mucronata Wall.; Numer. List no. 2366 (1830), nom. inval.
= Ruellia nilbutia Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 2366 D (1830), nom. inval.
= Ruellia purpuricaulis Wall. ex Nees; Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 96 (1832), nom. inval.
= Ruellia retrofacta Wall.; Numer. List no. 7165 (1832), nom. inval.
= Ruellia tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 2366 C (1830), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis rajasekharae
K.Prasad & A.M.Reddy; Phytotaxa 470(1): 112 (2020)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis randii
S.Moore; J. Bot. 64: 307 (1926)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe
26 ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis dicomoides Hutch.; Botanist S. Afr. 505 (1946), in adnot.
species :
Lepidagathis riedeliana
Nees; Mart. Fl. Bras. 9: 71 (1847)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthura mattogrossensis Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 197 (1901)
species :
Lepidagathis rigida
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 340 (1850)
Distribution: Pakistan (Sind); India (Maharashtra); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND PAK
species :
Lepidagathis robinsonii
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 11: 314 (1916)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon); ?New Guinea (?Irian Jaya)
42 MOL
species :
Lepidagathis royenii
Bremek.; Nova Guinea, n. s. 8: 143 (1957)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Lepidagathis rumphii
Merr.; Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amboin 473 (1917)
Distribution: Moluccas (Ambon)
42 MOL
species :
Lepidagathis sabui
Chandore, Borude, Madhav & S.R.Yadav; Phytotaxa 464(2): 159 (2020)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis scabra
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 129 (1900)
Distribution: Ghana; S-Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; S-Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 GHA 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ
species :
Lepidagathis scariosa
Wall. ex Nees; Wall., Pl. As. Rar. 3: 95 (1832)
Distribution: Mali; ?Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen); S-India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
22 MLI NGA 23 CMN ZAI 24 ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 NAM 35 YEM 40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis aristata (Vahl) Nees; DC., Prod. 11: 251 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Lepidagathis lanata Wall. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 252 (1847), pro syn.
= Lepidagathis sciaphila S.Moore; J. Bot. 51: 215 (1913)
= Lepidagathis terminalis Hochst. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 251 (1847)
= Ruellia aristata Vahl; Symb. Bot. 2: 73 (1791)
= Ruellia scariosa Wall.; Numer. List no. 2354 (1830)
= Volkensiophyton neuracanthoides Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 27 (1894)
species :
Lepidagathis secunda
(Blanco) Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 259 (1847)
Distribution: Taiwan; Philippines (Luzon)
38 TAI 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia secunda Blanco; Fl. Filip. ed. I. 495 (1837)
species :
Lepidagathis sericea
Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 154 (1911)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Central African Republic
22 BKN GUI MLI SEN 23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis sessilifolia
(Pohl) Kameyama ex Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood; Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 49: 86 (2004)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys pubiflora Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 655 (1897)
= Lophostachys sessiliflora Pohl; Pl. Bras. Ic. 2: 95, 96. t. 163 (1831)
species :
Lepidagathis shrirangii
Natekar, Kambale & Chandore; Phytotaxa 405(4): 215 (2019)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis simplex
T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 497 (1867)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi)
41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis soconuscana
(T.F.Daniel) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 579 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys soconuscana T.F.Daniel; Selbyana 14: 69 (1993)
species :
Lepidagathis sorongensis
Bremek.; Nova Guinea, n. s. 8: 142 (1957)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Lepidagathis speciosa
(Rendle) Hedrén; Nordic J. Bot. 13(5): 518 (1993)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Lindauea speciosa Rendle; J. Bot. 412 (1896)
species :
Lepidagathis spicifera
Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2547, 2711 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis spinosa
Wight ex Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 97 (1832)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus mucronatus B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 517 (1885)
= Barleria spinosa (Wight ex Nees) Wall. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 188 (1840)
species :
Lepidagathis staurogynoides
S.Moore; Journ Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 120 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Lepidagathis stenophylla
C.B.Clarke ex Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 214 (1911)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
species :
Lepidagathis strobilina
T Anderson ex Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 42: II. 96 (1873)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis subarmata
(C.B.Clarke) Gamble; Fl. Madras, 1067 (1924)
Distribution: S-India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Remarks: often included in L. cristata
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis mitis var. subarmata C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 516 (1885)
species :
Lepidagathis subglabra
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 7: 103 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis subinterrupta
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 345 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis submitis
Blatt.; J. & Proc. As. Soc. Bengal, n. s. 26: 349 (1930 publ. 1931)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis surinamensis
(Bremek.) Wassh.; Fl. Venezuelan Guayana 2: 359 (1995)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Teliostachya surinamensis Bremek.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 47, 153 (1938)
species :
Lepidagathis tenuis
C.B.Clarke; Philipp. Gaz. Lab. Bureau Bull. 35: 92 (1906)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis thorelii
Benoist; Lecomte, Not. Syst. 2: 22 (1911)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Lepidagathis thymifolia
Collett & Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 106 (1890)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis thyrsiflora
Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Arkiv 23: 207 (1965)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Lepidagathis tisserantii
Benoist; Notul. Syst., ed. Humbert 13: 199 (1948)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis trinervis
Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 96 (1832)
Distribution: India (Bihar, Daman, Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Barleria axillaris Steud.; Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 187 (1840)
= Lepidagathis axillaris Wight ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 259 (1847)
= Lepidagathis trinervis var. naikii M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 69 (2003), nom. inval.
= Ruellia trinervis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 2500 A (1830), nom. nud.
variant :
var. asperrima
T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 517 (1885)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis ushae
Borude, Gosavi & Chandore; Kew Bull. 75(1)-19: 1 (2020)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis uxpanapensis
(Acosta) Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 579 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (SE-Veracruz, NE-Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys uxpanapensis Acosta; Phytologia 57(4): 253 (1985)
species :
Lepidagathis villosa
Hedrén; Nordic J. Bot. 13(5): 515 (1993)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Lepidagathis vulpina
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 510 (1935 publ. 1936)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. modesta
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 510 (1935 publ. 1936)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis walkeriana
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 260 (1847)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Lepidagathis wasshausenii
Kameyama; Kew Bull. 63(4): 575 (2009)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Lepidagathis zunigae
(C.Nelson) comb.ined.
Distribution: Honduras
80 HON
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Lophostachys zunigae C.Nelson; Phytologia 74(6): 438 (1993)
