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Lepidagathis dalzelliana

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Lepidagathis dalzelliana
Lepidagathis dalzelliana spike close up
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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

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Range

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Ecology

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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.

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Taxonomy

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References

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  1. ^ "Lepidagathis dalzelliana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-14.