Lepidagathis incurva
Also known as: Hypoestes cephalotes Link +9 more
- Hypoestes cephalotes Link
- Justicia cephalotes Link
- Lepidagathis cephalotes (Link) Kuntze
- Lepidagathis hyalina Nees
- Lepidagathis hyalina var. lophostachyodes Nees
- Lepidagathis incurva var. lophostachyodes (Nees) P.Mathew
- Lepidagathis iridescens T.Anderson
- Lepidagathis riparia Nees
- Lepidagathis setigera Blume
- Ruellia disticha Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Lepidagathis incurva is a herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Acanthaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms