Lepidagathis dalzelliana
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| 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][2]
Phenology
Flowering and Fruiting : November to April[1]
Range
Known distribution is on the plateaus of Satara district namely Mhavashi, Kaas, and Chalkewadi Plateau, and is endemic to the state of Maharashtra.[1]
Habitat and 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.[1]
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