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Acanthaceae

Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Lepidagathis

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Lepidagathis cuspidata: Flowers of the Spiny Lepidagathis ( Lepidagathis cuspidata ). A common sight at Matheran, it is more abundant towards the end of the monsoon season.
Photo: Jayesh Patil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Malayalam
കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച

Synonyms

  • Ruellia cuspidata B.Heyne ex Wall.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.