512.0000
Family
Acanthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 102 (1789) (´Acanthi´), nom. cons.
ca. 192 genera, ca. 5500 spp. Phylogeny: Manzitto-Tripp et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 5597
= Avicenniaceae Miq.; Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1: 353 (1845), nom. cons.
= Justiciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 60 (1838)
= Mendonciaceae Bremek.; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. 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)
512.4431
Genus
Lepidagathis Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3: 400 (1800)
Distribution: tropics and subtropics, mostly trop. Africa and trop. Asia
Species listed in database: 110
= Russeggera Endl.; Nov. Stirp. Dec. [Endlicher & Fenzl] 38 (1839)
= Zahlbrucknera Pohl ex Nees; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 9: 16, etc. (1847)
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 anobrya
Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 255 (1847)
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; S-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; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 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
Remarks: last collected in 1888
species :
Lepidagathis backeri
Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch, Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 45(2): 19 (1948)
Distribution: Jawa
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. Asiat. 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.P. de Candolle] 11: 253 (1847)
Distribution: Jawa
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 brevis
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 113: 532 (1967)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Lepidagathis brevispica
Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 276 (1966)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Lepidagathis cambodiana
Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 150 (1911)
Distribution: Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD VIE
species :
Lepidagathis capituliformis
Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 19 (1911)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; SW-Mali; Burkina Faso
22 BKN GNB GUI MLI SEN
species :
Lepidagathis ceylanica
Nees; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 19, Suppl. 2: 51 (1841)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis nervata Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1620 (1850)
species :
Lepidagathis chiangmaiensis
Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 20: 72 (1961)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Lepidagathis chlorostachya
Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 256 (1847)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala); Myanmar (Taninthayi)
40 IND 41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis cinerea
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 387 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis clarkei
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 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. [8]: 119 (1953)
Distribution: Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Central African Republic; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya
22 BEN BKN GHA IVO MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF 24 ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN UGA
Remarks: see also L. hamiltoniana
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis ampliata C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 123 (1900)
= 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 myrtifolia S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 38 (1880)
= Lepidagathis petrophila Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 403 (1913)
= Lepidagathis radicalis Hochst. ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 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 schweinfurthii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 16 (1894)
= Ruellia spicata Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 161 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Russeggera collina Endl.; Nov. Stirp. Dec. [Endlicher & Fenzl] 38 (1839)
species :
Lepidagathis cristata
Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 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.P. de Candolle] 11: 256 (1847)
= Lepidagathis cristata var. latifolia Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 256 (1847)
= Lepidagathis cristata var. rupestris (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 516 (1885)
= Lepidagathis mitis var. latifolia (Nees) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 67 (2003)
= Lepidagathis rupestris Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. [Beddome], t. 229 (1874), nom. inval.
= Lepidagathis rupestris Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 96 (1832)
= Lepidagathis shuteri T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 494 (1867)
= Ruellia radiciflora Vahl ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 160 (1847), nom. inval.
= Selago acaulis Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 256 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis cuspidata
Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 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 [Wallich] no. 2405 (1830)
variant :
var. elliptica
Nandikar & Bramhad.; J. Asia-Pacific Biodivers. 16(4): 630 (2023)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis dahomensis
Benoist; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 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 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 diffusa
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 518 (1884)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Barleria diffusa Wight ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 518 (1885), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis dispar
C.B.Clarke ex Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 386 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis diversa
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 126 (1900)
Distribution: Ghana; Burkina Faso; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; E-D. R. Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; W-Ethiopia; Uganda
22 BEN BKN GHA NGA 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 UGA
species :
Lepidagathis epacridea
Heine; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 8: 469 (1968)
Distribution: SW-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 fasciculata
(Retz.) Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 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. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 19, Suppl. 2: p. 53 (1841)
= Ruellia fasciculata Retz.; Observ. Bot. [Retzius] 4: 28 (1786)
= Ruellia viscosula Wall. ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 260 (1847), nom. inval.
variant :
var. major
Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4(12): 523 (1885)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis fimbriata
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 125 (1900)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea
22 GNB GUI SEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis anobrya var. angustissima Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 255 (1847)
species :
Lepidagathis fischeri
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 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 Belge, Bot., Sér. 4, 145 (1903)
= Lepidagathis rogersii Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 360 (1912)
species :
Lepidagathis formosensis
C.B.Clarke ex Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. 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 hainanensis
H.S.Lo; Fl. Hainan. 3: 552, 598, f. 925 (1974)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Lepidagathis hamiltoniana
Wall.; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 96 (1832); Cat. n. 2422 (1830)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Cameroon; Central African Republic; India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh
22 BKN GHA GNB MLI 23 CAF CMN 40 BAN IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis acicularis Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 361 (1912)
= Lepidagathis beddomei T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 499 (1867)
= Lepidagathis chariensis Benoist; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 189 (1911 publ. 1912)
= Lepidagathis mollis T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 33 (1864)
= Lepidagathis reticulata Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 153 (1911)
= Ruellia radicalis Buch.-Ham. ex Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 96 (1832), nom. inval.
species :
Lepidagathis heudelotiana
Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 254 (1847)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; SW-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. Hist. Nat. 3: 386 (1834)
Distribution: +Lesser Sunda Isl. (+Timor)
42 LSI
Remarks: last collected in 1828
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis attenuata Zipp. ex Span.; Linnaea 15: 329 (1841)
species :
Lepidagathis humilis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 346 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis inaequalis
C.B.Clarke ex Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. 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; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 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 Andaman Isl.); 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; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 95 (1832)
= Lepidagathis iridescens T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 496 (1867)
= Lepidagathis riparia Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 253 (1847)
= Lepidagathis setigera Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 802 (1826)
= Ruellia dependens Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 46 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 3: 49 (1832)
= Ruellia disticha Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 2365 (1830), nom. inval.
variant :
var. aristata
(Nees) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas; Fl. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan 334 (1990)
Distribution: India (Meghalaya)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis aristata Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 95 (1832)
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. aristata (Nees) C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 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.P. de Candolle] 11: 252 (1847)
= Lepidagathis incurva var. lophostachyoides (Nees) P.Mathew; Fl. Nilambur [V.V.Sivarajan] 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; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 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; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 95 (1832)
= Lepidagathis hyalina var. mucronata (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 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; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 521 (1885)
= Lepidagathis semiherbacea Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 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; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 521 (1885)
= Lepidagathis incurva var. ustulata (Nees) R.R.Stewart; Fl. W. Pakistan Annot. Cat. 677 (1972), without basionym ref
= Lepidagathis ustulata (Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.) Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 95 (1832)
= Ruellia ustulata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] 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: Jawa; ?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. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 26 (1841)
species :
Lepidagathis keralensis
Madhus. & N.P.Singh; Kew Bull. 47(2): 301 (1992)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis konkanensis
Mane, Jangam & A.P.Patil; Nordic J. Bot. 2026(x)-e05075: 10 (2026)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis kurnoolensis
Raja Kullayisw. & Sarojin.; Nordic J. Bot. 2025(11)-e04808: 2 (2025)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis lanatoglabra
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 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. [Oliver et al.] 5: 125 (1899)
= Lepidagathis nematocephala Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 409 (1901)
= Lepidagathis sparsiceps C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 124 (1900)
species :
Lepidagathis laxa
Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 251 (1847)
Distribution: Philippines (Catanduanes, Mindoro, Samar)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis lidaoensis
S.S.Ying; New Taxa New Names 7: 250 (2024)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status unconfirmed
species :
Lepidagathis linearis
T.Anderson; Cat. Pl. Calcutta 43 (1865), 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. (Paris) 13: 200 (1948)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis longisepala
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 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. (Paris) 12: 138 (1946)
Distribution: Niger; Central African Republic
22 NGR 23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis macgregorii
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 346 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis macrantha
C.B.Clarke; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 74(2): 673 (1908)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
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 medusae
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 39 (1880)
Distribution: South Sudan
24 SSU
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis caput-medusae S.Moore; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 313 (1895)
species :
Lepidagathis mendax
Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 81: 602 (1934)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Lepidagathis microphylla
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 13: 63 (1918)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis mindorensis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 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 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 oubanguiensis
Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 199 (1948)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis palawanensis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 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, status unconfirmed
species :
Lepidagathis papuana
S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 134 (1916)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
Remarks: This species looks very close to L. incurva; type only known
species :
Lepidagathis parviflora
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 801 (1826)
Distribution: Jawa
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; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 125 (1900)
= Lepidagathis variegata Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 198 (1948)
species :
Lepidagathis pobeguinii
Hua; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 50: 576 (1904)
Distribution: Guinea; SW-Mali
22 GUI MLI
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis chevalieri Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 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 psilantha
Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 251 (1847)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis pungens
Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 97 (1832)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus pungens Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 2498 (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 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., C 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. 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 secunda
(Blanco) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 259 (1847)
Distribution: Taiwan; Philippines (Luzon)
38 TAI 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia secunda Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 495 (1837)
species :
Lepidagathis sericea
Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 154 (1911)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; SW-Mali; S-Burkina Faso; Central African Republic
22 BKN GUI MLI SEN 23 CAF
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 sorongensis
Bremek.; Nova Guinea, n. s. 8: 142 (1957)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Lepidagathis spicifera
Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2547, 2711 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis spinosa
Wight ex Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 97 (1832)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus mucronatus B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 517 (1885)
= Barleria spinosa (Wight ex Nees) Wall. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 188 (1841)
species :
Lepidagathis staurogynoides
S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 42: 120 (1914)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Lepidagathis stenophylla
C.B.Clarke ex Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: Art. 1, 214 (1911)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
species :
Lepidagathis strobilina
T Anderson ex Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 42(2): 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; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 516 (1885)
species :
Lepidagathis subglabra
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 103 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis subinterrupta
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 10: 345 (1915)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis submitis
Blatt.; J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, n. s. 26: 349 (1930 publ. 1931)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Lepidagathis tenuis
C.B.Clarke; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35: 92 (1906)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Lepidagathis thymifolia
Collett & Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 106 (1891)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Lepidagathis thyrsiflora
Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 207 (1965)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Lepidagathis tisserantii
Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 199 (1948)
Distribution: Central African Republic
23 CAF
species :
Lepidagathis trinervis
Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 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. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 187 (1841)
= Lepidagathis axillaris Wight ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 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 [Wallich] no. 2500 A (1830), nomen
variant :
var. asperrima
T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 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 walkeriana
Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 260 (1847)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
