Lepidagathis rajasekharae (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Seshachalam hills of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

KOTHAREDDY PRASAD; ARAVEETI MADHUSUDHANA REDDY

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.7

Issue: Vol. 470 No. 1: 2 November 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-11-02

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.7

Page range: 112–116

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Lepidagathis rajasekharae (Acanthaceae), a new species from the Seshachalam hills of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India

KOTHAREDDY PRASAD⁺⁻
ARAVEETI MADHUSUDHANA REDDY⁺⁻

Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, Raintree Park, Opp. Nagarjuna University, Guntur–522 508, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Department of Botany, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa–516 005, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Conservation status Kadapa District Moist deciduous forest Ruellieae Eudicots

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Abstract

A new species of Lepidagathis, L. rajasekharae is reported from the Seshachalam hills of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The new species is closely allied to L. fasciculata but differs in many attributes which are discussed here. A detailed description, photographs and conservation status are provided for the new species.