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ETYMOLOGY. — The species epithet “
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DISTRIBUTION. —
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is endemic to Dharmapuri district of
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PHENOLOGY. — Flowering and fruiting from October to January. ECOLOGY. — Dry, red, barren and gravel mixed soils at an elevation of
<quantity id="DB1B9B4EFFA5FFFFBA47F86FFF90F81B" box="[269,391,1948,1972]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" unit="m" value="350.0" valueMax="400.0" valueMin="300.0">300-400 m</quantity>
a.s.l. Associated with
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFB934F86FFF8FF87F" authority="(Vahl) Wight" authorityName="Wight" baseAuthorityName="Vahl" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Andrographis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="serpyllifolia">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB934F86FFEEDF87F" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Andrographis serpyllifolia</emphasis>
(Vahl) Wight
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBAE2F84BFC5EF87F" box="[424,585,1976,2000]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Aristida" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hystrix">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBAE2F84BFC5EF87F" box="[424,585,1976,2000]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Aristida hystrix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.f.,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFB9CDF84BFF9AF844" authority="(Forssk.) Exell" authorityName="Exell" baseAuthorityName="Forssk." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Corbichoniaceae" genus="Corbichonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB9CDF84BFEF9F844" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Corbichonia decumbens</emphasis>
(Forssk.) Exell
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBADDF827FD9BF837" authority="(Roxb.) Schult. &amp; Schult. f." authorityName="Schult. &amp; Schult. f." baseAuthorityName="Roxb." box="[407,908,1920,2027]" class="Liliopsida" family="Commelinaceae" genus="Cyanotis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Commelinales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="tuberosa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBADDF827FC52F844" box="[407,581,2003,2027]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Cyanotis tuberosa</emphasis>
(Roxb.) Schult. &amp; Schult.f.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFB8D3F873FAB8F837" authority="Roth" authorityName="Roth" box="[921,1199,1920,1944]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Indigofera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cordifolia">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB8D3F873FA79F837" box="[921,1134,1920,1944]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Indigofera cordifolia</emphasis>
Roth
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBFF4F872FB5AF837" authority="Ali" authorityName="Ali" box="[1214,1357,1920,1944]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Indigofera" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="linnaei">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBFF4F872FB36F837" box="[1214,1313,1920,1944]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">I. linnaei</emphasis>
Ali
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBE11F873FD7DF81B" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Molluginaceae" genus="Mollugo" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="stricta">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBE11F873FD7DF81B" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Mollugo stricta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFB8C3F86FFA66F81B" box="[905,1137,1948,1972]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Oldenlandia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="umbellata">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB8C3F86FFA66F81B" box="[905,1137,1948,1972]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Oldenlandia umbellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBFD2F86FFB65F81B" box="[1176,1394,1948,1972]" class="Liliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Oropetium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="thomaeum">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBFD2F86FFB65F81B" box="[1176,1394,1948,1972]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Oropetium thomaeum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(L.f.) Trin.,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFB824F84BFA3CF87F" authority="Mill." authorityName="Mill." box="[878,1067,1976,2000]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Senna" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="italica">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB824F84BFDE7F87F" box="[878,1008,1976,2000]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Senna italica</emphasis>
Mill.
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBF15F84BFDEBF844" authority="P. Singh, G. S. Giri &amp; V. Singh." authorityName="P. Singh, G. S. Giri &amp; V. Singh." class="Magnoliopsida" family="Zygophyllaceae" genus="Tribulus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Zygophyllales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="subramanyamii">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBF15F84BFB43F87F" box="[1119,1364,1976,2000]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Tribulus subramanyamii</emphasis>
P.Singh, G.S.Giri &amp;V.Singh.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="489C6623FFA0FFFABA55F970FB00F93B" ID-Table-UUID="489C6623FFA0FFFABA55F970FB00F93B" box="[287,1303,1667,1684]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/489C6623FFA0FFFABA55F970FB00F93B" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" startId="3.[287,298,1667,1684]" targetBox="[134,1413,1743,2019]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA0FFFABA55F970FB00F93B" blockId="3.[287,1303,1667,1684]" box="[287,1303,1667,1684]" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
TABLE 1. — Distinct characters of
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA0FFFAB97FF970FD2CF93B" authority="C. B. Clarke" authorityName="C. B. Clarke" box="[565,827,1667,1684]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="diffusa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFAB97FF970FCCCF93B" box="[565,731,1667,1684]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA0FFFAB82FF970FADCF93B" authority="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityName="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2022" box="[869,1227,1667,1684]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Corbichoniaceae" genus="Corbichonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFAB82FF970FDCBF93B" box="[869,988,1667,1684]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">L. decumbens</emphasis>
N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA0FFFABF98F970FB00F93B" box="[1234,1303,1667,1684]" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA0FFFABBCCF93CFA8EF84D" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<table id="6EE3C40BFFA00006BBCCF93CFB92F84C" box="[134,1413,1743,2019]" colsContinueIn="7.[134,1399,317,674]" gridcols="3" gridrows="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF93CFB92F94C" box="[134,1413,1743,1763]" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF93CFF11F94C" box="[134,262,1743,1763]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFABBCCF93CFEE0F94C" bold="true" box="[134,247,1743,1763]" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Characters</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF93CFD50F94C" box="[295,839,1743,1763]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA0FFFABA6DF93CFC74F94C" authority="C. B. Clarke" authorityName="C. B. Clarke" box="[295,611,1743,1763]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="diffusa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFABA6DF93CFFE1F94C" bold="true" box="[295,502,1743,1763]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F93CFB92F94C" box="[876,1413,1743,1763]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFAB826F93CFAD6F94C" bold="true" box="[876,1217,1743,1763]" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA0FFFAB826F93CFA7BF94C" authority="Dhatchanamoorthy &amp; Karthikeyan &amp; Raja &amp; Soosairaj &amp; Balachandran, 2022" authorityName="Dhatchanamoorthy &amp; Karthikeyan &amp; Raja &amp; Soosairaj &amp; Balachandran" authorityYear="2022" box="[876,1132,1743,1763]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFAB826F93CFA7BF94C" bold="true" box="[876,1132,1743,1763]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Lepidagathis decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA0FFFABF38F93CFAD6F94C" box="[1138,1217,1743,1763]" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF901FB92F8A9" box="[134,1413,1778,1798]" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF901FF11F8A9" box="[134,262,1778,1798]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Habit</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF901FD50F8A9" box="[295,839,1778,1798]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Prostrate</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F901FB92F8A9" box="[876,1413,1778,1798]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Erect or decumbent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF8F8FB92F8B0" box="[134,1413,1803,1823]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF8F8FF11F8B0" box="[134,262,1803,1823]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Stem</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF8F8FD50F8B0" box="[295,839,1803,1823]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Leaf scars indistinct, internodes long, up to 3 cm</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F8F8FB92F8B0" box="[876,1413,1803,1823]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Leaf scars prominent, internodes short, up to 1 cm</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF8D0FB92F898" box="[134,1413,1827,1847]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF8D0FF11F898" box="[134,262,1827,1847]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Leaf</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF8D0FD50F898" box="[295,839,1827,1847]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Elliptic-lanceolate, nerves prominent at both surfaces,</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F8D0FB92F898" box="[876,1413,1827,1847]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Linear-oblong to lanceolate, nerves prominent at abaxial</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF8CFFB92F8FF" box="[134,1413,1852,1872]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="322" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF8CFFD50F8FF" box="[295,839,1852,1872]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">grooved along the lateral nerves on the adaxial surface</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F8CFFB92F8FF" box="[876,1413,1852,1872]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">surface and indistinct on adaxial surface</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF8A7FB92F8C7" box="[134,1413,1876,1896]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF8A7FF11F8C7" box="[134,262,1876,1896]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Inflorescence</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF8A7FD50F8C7" box="[295,839,1876,1896]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Spikes sometimes aggregated at base, globose-ovoid,</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F8A7FB92F8C7" box="[876,1413,1876,1896]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Spikes not aggregated at base, oblong, 3-6 cm long</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF89DFB92F82D" box="[134,1413,1902,1922]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF89DFB92F82D" box="[134,1413,1902,1922]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">up to 2 cm long</th>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF875FB92F835" box="[134,1413,1926,1946]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF875FF11F835" box="[134,262,1926,1946]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Calyx</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF875FD50F835" box="[295,839,1926,1946]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">7 × 3 mm, anterior sepals united <20> of the way</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F875FB92F835" box="[876,1413,1926,1946]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">9 × 4 mm, anterior sepals united <20> of the way</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF86DFB92F81D" box="[134,1413,1950,1970]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF86DFF11F81D" box="[134,262,1950,1970]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Pollen</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF86DFD50F81D" box="[295,839,1950,1970]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
Size 34.66 × 23.60 µm, exine thick
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFAB939F86DFC93F81D" box="[627,644,1950,1970]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">c.</emphasis>
4.14 µm
</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F86DFB92F81D" box="[876,1413,1950,1970]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
Size 41.81 × 28.22 µm, exine thin
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA0FFFABFE7F86DFAA8F81D" box="[1197,1215,1950,1970]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">c.</emphasis>
3.52 µm.
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF845FB92F865" box="[134,1413,1974,1994]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF845FF11F865" box="[134,262,1974,1994]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Capsule</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF845FD50F865" box="[295,839,1974,1994]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">6 × 2 mm</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F845FB92F865" box="[876,1413,1974,1994]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">6 × 4 mm</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA00006BBCCF83DFB92F84C" box="[134,1413,1998,2019]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">
<th id="E1025D95FFA00006BBCCF83DFF11F84C" box="[134,262,1998,2019]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Seeds</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006BA6DF83DFD50F84C" box="[295,839,1998,2019]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Oblong, 3 × 1.5 mm</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA00006B826F83DFB92F84C" box="[876,1413,1998,2019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="322">Ovoid-suborbicular, 3.5 × 3 mm</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="489C6623FFA7FFFDBBCEF858FFF0F846" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7254725" ID-Zenodo-Dep="7254725" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7254725/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="323" startId="4.[132,143,1963,1980]" targetBox="[263,1320,215,1882]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA7FFFDBBCEF858FFF0F846" blockId="4.[132,1457,1963,2025]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">
FIG. 1. —
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA7FFFDBB9DF858FCB5F813" authority="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityName="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2022" box="[215,674,1963,1980]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="4" pageNumber="323" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBB9DF858FFBDF813" box="[215,426,1963,1980]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">Lepidagathis decumbens</emphasis>
N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA7FFFDB9E0F858FCE7F813" box="[682,752,1963,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(drawing by P. Raja):
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDB8E6F858FDAEF813" bold="true" box="[940,953,1963,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">A</emphasis>
, flowering branch;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBF17F858FA7DF813" bold="true" box="[1117,1130,1963,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">B</emphasis>
, inflorescence;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBFBBF858FAE8F813" bold="true" box="[1265,1279,1963,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">C</emphasis>
, bract;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBE08F858FB47F813" bold="true" box="[1346,1360,1963,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">D</emphasis>
, bracteole;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBBCEF831FE87F87C" bold="true" box="[132,144,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">E</emphasis>
, flower;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBB92F831FEF4F87C" bold="true" box="[216,227,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">F</emphasis>
, posterior sepal;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBA3EF831FF95F87C" bold="true" box="[372,386,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">G</emphasis>
, lateral sepal;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBAB1F831FC1EF87C" bold="true" box="[507,521,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">H</emphasis>
, anterior sepals;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDB9D3F831FC88F87C" bold="true" box="[665,671,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">I</emphasis>
, corolla split open;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDB808F831FD5BF87C" bold="true" box="[834,844,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">J</emphasis>
, stamen;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDB8D5F831FDBBF87C" bold="true" box="[927,940,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">K</emphasis>
, pistil;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDB8A2F831FDE4F87C" bold="true" box="[1000,1011,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">L</emphasis>
, capsule;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA7FFFDBF03F831FA4DF87C" bold="true" box="[1097,1114,1986,2003]" pageId="4" pageNumber="323">M</emphasis>
, seed. Scale bars: A, B, 1 cm; C, D, F-H, 5 mm; E, I, K, L, 2 mm; J, 1 mm; M, 3 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="489C6623FFA6FFFCBBCEF82BFBA6F846" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7254727" ID-Zenodo-Dep="7254727" box="[132,1457,2008,2025]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7254727/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="324" startId="5.[132,143,2008,2025]" targetBox="[178,1407,215,1954]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA6FFFCBBCEF82BFBA6F846" blockId="5.[132,1457,2008,2025]" box="[132,1457,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">
FIG. 2. —
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBB98F82BFEE3F846" bold="true" box="[210,244,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">
A
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBB95F82BFEF1F846" bold="true" box="[223,230,2008,2025]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">-</emphasis>
D
</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA6FFFCBA4AF82BFC10F846" authority="C. B. Clarke" authorityName="C. B. Clarke" box="[256,519,2008,2025]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="5" pageNumber="324" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="diffusa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBA4AF82BFFB1F846" box="[256,422,2008,2025]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCB944F82BFC38F846" bold="true" box="[526,559,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">E -H</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA6FFFCB972F82BFD80F846" authority="N. Dhatchan.&amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityName="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2022" box="[568,919,2008,2025]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="5" pageNumber="324" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCB972F82BFCB9F846" box="[568,686,2008,2025]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">L. decumbens</emphasis>
N. Dhatchan.&amp; S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA6FFFCB8D4F82BFDF4F846" box="[926,995,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324" rank="species">sp.nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
:
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCB8A2F82BFDE2F846" bold="true" box="[1000,1013,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">A</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCB8B4F82BFA1DF846" bold="true" box="[1022,1034,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">E</emphasis>
, habit;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBF0CF82BFA44F846" bold="true" box="[1094,1107,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">B</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBF17F82BFA7FF846" bold="true" box="[1117,1128,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">F</emphasis>
, inflorescence;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBFA3F82BFAE0F846" bold="true" box="[1257,1271,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">C</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBE4AF82BFB19F846" bold="true" box="[1280,1294,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">G</emphasis>
, flower;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBE19F82BFB76F846" bold="true" box="[1363,1377,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">D</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA6FFFCBE20F82BFB6FF846" bold="true" box="[1386,1400,2008,2025]" pageId="5" pageNumber="324">H</emphasis>
, seed.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="489C6623FFA5FFFFBBCEF8EBFB91F8F9" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7254729" ID-Zenodo-Dep="7254729" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7254729/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" startId="6.[132,143,1816,1833]" targetBox="[132,1454,215,1782]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA5FFFFBBCEF8EBFB91F8F9" blockId="6.[132,1457,1816,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">
FIG. 3. — Anatomical comparisons:
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBAFBF8EBFFC4F886" bold="true" box="[433,467,1816,1833]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">A -C</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBA95F8EBFCFDF886" authority="C. B. Clarke" authorityName="C. B. Clarke" box="[479,746,1816,1833]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="diffusa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBA95F8EBFC91F886" box="[479,646,1816,1833]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke
</taxonomicName>
:
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB9B9F8EBFD17F886" bold="true" box="[755,768,1816,1833]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">A</emphasis>
, CS of midrib;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB8CBF8EBFD99F886" bold="true" box="[897,910,1816,1833]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">B</emphasis>
, stomata;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB8A3F8EBFDE0F886" bold="true" box="[1001,1015,1816,1833]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">C</emphasis>
, CS of stem;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBF27F8EBFA99F886" bold="true" box="[1133,1166,1816,1833]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">D -F</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA5FFFFBFD3F8EBFEC3F8EF" authority="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityName="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2022" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBFD3F8EBFB06F886" box="[1177,1297,1816,1833]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">L. decumbens</emphasis>
N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA5FFFFBB97F8DCFF32F8EF" box="[221,293,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
:
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBA66F8DCFF2DF8EF" bold="true" box="[300,314,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">D</emphasis>
, CS of midrib;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBAF7F8DCFFDEF8EF" bold="true" box="[445,457,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">E</emphasis>
, four lobed glandular hair;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB9E5F8DCFCADF8EF" bold="true" box="[687,698,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">F</emphasis>
, CS of stem. Abbreviations:
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB8E5F8DCFDC1F8EF" bold="true" box="[943,982,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">ADE</emphasis>
, adaxial epidermis;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBFCAF8DCFAB1F8EF" bold="true" box="[1152,1190,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">ABE</emphasis>
, abaxial epidermis;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBE1BF8DCFB7DF8EF" bold="true" box="[1361,1386,1839,1856]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Co</emphasis>
, cortex;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBBCEF8B6FE87F8F9" bold="true" box="[132,144,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">E</emphasis>
, epidermis;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBBBDF8B6FF03F8F9" bold="true" box="[247,276,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">MS</emphasis>
, mesophyll;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFBA34F8B6FF82F8F9" bold="true" box="[382,405,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Pa</emphasis>
, parenchyma;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB95BF8B6FC35F8F9" bold="true" box="[529,546,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Pi</emphasis>
, pith;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB91DF8B6FC7DF8F9" bold="true" box="[599,618,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">St</emphasis>
, stomata;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB988F8B6FCCEF8F9" bold="true" box="[706,729,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Tri</emphasis>
, trichome;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB872F8B6FD46F8F9" bold="true" box="[824,849,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">VB</emphasis>
, vascular bundle;
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA5FFFFB8A3F8B6FDE8F8F9" bold="true" box="[1001,1023,1861,1878]" pageId="6" pageNumber="325">Xy</emphasis>
, xylem. Scale bars: A, C, F, 175 µm; D, 28 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="489C6623FFA4FFFEBBCEFF28FF37FEAC" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" startId="7.[132,143,219,236]" targetBox="[134,1399,317,674]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA4FFFEBBCEFF28FF37FEAC" blockId="7.[132,1456,219,259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
TABLE 2. — Comparison of anatomical characters from the CS of leaf midrib and stem of
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA4FFFEB826FF28FA65FF43" authority="C. B. Clarke" authorityName="C. B. Clarke" box="[876,1138,219,236]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="diffusa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEB826FF28FA05FF43" box="[876,1042,219,236]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA4FFFEBFD7FF28FEC3FEAC" authority="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityName="N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj" authorityYear="2022" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBFD7FF28FB03FF43" box="[1181,1300,219,236]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">L. decumbens</emphasis>
N. Dhatchan. &amp; S. Soosairaj
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA4FFFEBB96FF01FF37FEAC" box="[220,288,242,259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="1C5C36ABFFA4FFFEBBCCFECEFDDAFD0D" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<table id="6EE3C40BFFA40006BBCCFECEFB60FD0D" box="[134,1399,317,674]" colsContinueFrom="3.[134,1413,1743,2019]" gridcols="3" gridrows="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFECEFB60FEFE" box="[134,1399,317,337]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFECEFF5AFEFE" box="[134,333,317,337]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBBCCFECEFEE0FEFE" bold="true" box="[134,247,317,337]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Characters</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFECEFD29FEFE" box="[405,830,317,337]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA4FFFEBADFFECEFCC6FEFE" authority="C. B. Clarke" authorityName="C. B. Clarke" box="[405,721,317,337]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="diffusa">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBADFFECEFC73FEFE" bold="true" box="[405,612,317,337]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FECEFB60FEFE" box="[906,1399,317,337]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEB8C0FECEFAF7FEFE" bold="true" box="[906,1248,317,337]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<taxonomicName id="DBE34D28FFA4FFFEB8C0FECEFA9DFEFE" authority="Dhatchanamoorthy &amp; Karthikeyan &amp; Raja &amp; Soosairaj &amp; Balachandran, 2022" authorityName="Dhatchanamoorthy &amp; Karthikeyan &amp; Raja &amp; Soosairaj &amp; Balachandran" authorityYear="2022" box="[906,1162,317,337]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Acanthaceae" genus="Lepidagathis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="decumbens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEB8C0FECEFA9DFEFE" bold="true" box="[906,1162,317,337]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Lepidagathis decumbens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="35A457C2FFA4FFFEBFDAFECEFAF7FEFE" box="[1168,1248,317,337]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE92FB60FEDA" box="[134,1399,353,373]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE92FB60FEDA" box="[134,1399,353,373]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBBCCFE92FED9FEDA" bold="true" box="[134,206,353,373]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Leaves</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE8AFB60FE22" box="[134,1399,377,397]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE8AFF5AFE22" box="[134,333,377,397]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Cuticle</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFE8AFD29FE22" box="[405,830,377,397]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Thick</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FE8AFB60FE22" box="[906,1399,377,397]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Thin</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE61FB60FE09" box="[134,1399,402,422]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE61FF5AFE09" box="[134,333,402,422]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Epidermis</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFE61FD29FE09" box="[405,830,402,422]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Thick walled cells, variable in size and shape</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FE61FB60FE09" box="[906,1399,402,422]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Thin walled cells, (almost) uniform in size and shape</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE59FB60FE11" box="[134,1399,426,446]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE59FF5AFE11" box="[134,333,426,446]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Hairs</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFE59FD29FE11" box="[405,830,426,446]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Simple non-glandular</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FE59FB60FE11" box="[906,1399,426,446]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Four lobed glandular and simple non-glandular</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE31FB60FE79" box="[134,1399,450,470]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE31FF5AFE79" box="[134,333,450,470]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Cystoliths</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFE31FD29FE79" box="[405,830,450,470]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Present on both surfaces</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FE31FB60FE79" box="[906,1399,450,470]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Present on abaxial surface</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE29FB60FE41" box="[134,1399,474,494]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE29FF5AFE41" box="[134,333,474,494]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Stomata type</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFE29FD29FE41" box="[405,830,474,494]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Anisocytic and diacytic</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FE29FB60FE41" box="[906,1399,474,494]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Diacytic</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFE01FB60FDA9" box="[134,1399,498,518]" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFE01FF5AFDA9" box="[134,333,498,518]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Midrib</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFE01FD29FDA9" box="[405,830,498,518]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Parenchyma cells 3-layered</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FE01FB60FDA9" box="[906,1399,498,518]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Parenchyma cells 5-layered</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFDF9FB60FDB1" box="[134,1399,522,542]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFDF9FF5AFDB1" box="[134,333,522,542]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Vascular bundles</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFDF9FD29FDB1" box="[405,830,522,542]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Surrounded by 2-layered sclerenchyma cells</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FDF9FB60FDB1" box="[906,1399,522,542]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Surrounded by 3-layered sclerenchyma cells</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFDDDFB60FDED" box="[134,1399,558,578]" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFDDDFB60FDED" box="[134,1399,558,578]" colspan="3" colspanRight="2" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBBCCFDDDFEACFDED" bold="true" box="[134,187,558,578]" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Stem</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFDB5FB60FDF5" box="[134,1399,582,602]" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFDB5FF5AFDF5" box="[134,333,582,602]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Medullary rays</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFDB5FD29FDF5" box="[405,830,582,602]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Uniseriate</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FDB5FB60FDF5" box="[906,1399,582,602]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Uni and biseriate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFDADFB60FDDD" box="[134,1399,606,626]" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFDADFF5AFDDD" box="[134,333,606,626]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Intra-xylary Phloem</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFDADFD29FDDD" box="[405,830,606,626]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Absent</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FDADFB60FDDD" box="[906,1399,606,626]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Present</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFD85FB60FD25" box="[134,1399,630,650]" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFD85FF5AFD25" box="[134,333,630,650]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Pith parenchyma</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFD85FD29FD25" box="[405,830,630,650]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Thick walled with tannin</td>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006B8C0FD85FB60FD25" box="[906,1399,630,650]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Thin walled</td>
</tr>
<tr id="A2D334E9FFA40006BBCCFD7DFB60FD0D" box="[134,1399,654,674]" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">
<th id="E1025D95FFA40006BBCCFD7DFF5AFD0D" box="[134,333,654,674]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Acicular crystals</th>
<td id="E1025D95FFA40006BADFFD7DFD29FD0D" box="[405,830,654,674]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Present</td>
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CONSERVATION STATUS. — This species occurs in an area of only about one hectare which lies between the segments of Eastern Ghats. The population has about 50 mature individuals, there is a possibility that the species may occur in nearby areas with similar ecological niches. However, these habitats are yet to be explored. The species is currently categorized as Data Deficient following
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criteria and categories.
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ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN EXAMINED. —
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Erect-decumbent herb, perennial, with woody rootstock; branches up to
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long, stem terete, young branches purplish, scabrid-glabrescent; internodes up to
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long. Leaves opposite, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 0.8-2.5 ×
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, sessile, attenuate at base, entire at margins, apex curved and spiny; lateral nerves 3-5, prominent at abaxial surface, indistinct on adaxial surface, scabrous hairy on both sides, leaf scars prominent. Inflorescence axillary, spike unilateral, 3-6 ×
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. Bracts lanceolate, 1.2 ×
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, acute-acuminate, glandular sericeous, midnerve prominent, laterals actinodromus, spiny at apex. Calyx 5 lobed,
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long, minutely mucronate-spiny at apex, outer surface glandular sericeous, inner surface sericeous; posterior sepal broader, lanceolate, 8.5 ×
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, acute-acuminate; anterior sepals 2, connate up to middle, lanceolate, 8.5 ×
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; lateral sepals 2, linear, 8.5 ×
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, smaller than the others. Corolla white,
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across, hispid on outer surface except at base; sparsely hispid inside, purple with yellow spots along the ribs, lobes 5, glabrous inside, upper 2 lobes connate, obtuse, emarginate, lower 3 lobes, median broader than the lateral, obtuse, emarginate, margins sinuate, lateral lobes obtuse. Stamens 4, didynamous, dorsifixed, filament
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long, sparsely glandular; anthers ovoid-oblong,
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long, bearded, pollen 3-colporate, 41.81-48.85 × 28.22-32.26 µm, exine thin,
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3.52 µm, reticulate. Disk annular; ovary ovoid,
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1.2 ×
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, glabrous; 2-locular; ovules
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each cell; style slender,
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long, hispidglandular at base; stigma slightly bifid, glabrous. Capsules shorter than calyx, ovate-oblong,
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6 ×
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, glabrous. Seeds 2, ovoid-suborbicular,
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3.5 ×
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, densely short mucilaginous hairy.
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The distinguished characters between the species were compared (
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) with their images (
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).
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<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBE10FBC6FDD7FBC0" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">Lepidagathis diffusa</emphasis>
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is a prostrate herb, with up to
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long internodes, leaf nerves prominent on both surfaces, spike dense, ovoid-oblong at upper axils, and the seeds are oblong with long mucilaginous hairs whereas the new species is erect-decumbent herb, with up to
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short internodes, leaves linear-oblong and nerves indistinct on adaxial surface, spike oblong (unilateral) up to
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long at leaf scar axils, floral parts glandular sericeous, and the seeds are ovoid-suborbicular with short mucilaginous hairs (
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).
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Anatomically, leaves of
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have simple and non-glandular hairs, cystoliths on both surfaces, anisocytic and diacytic
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of stomata. The cross section (CS) of stem shows vascular bundles (VB) surrounded by 2 layers of sclerenchyma cells, uniseriate medullary rays, absence of intra-xylary phloem and presence of acicular crystals at pith. Anatomy of
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leaves shows simple and four lobed glandular foliage hairs, cystoliths occur only on abaxial surface, epidermal peel has only diacytic
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of stomata. The CS of stem shows VB surrounded by 3 layers of sclerenchyma cells, uni- and biseriate medullary rays, presence of intra-xylary phloem, and absence of acicular crystals (
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;
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) at pith. The SEM images of seeds from the two species clearly represented the difference in size and shape, particularly the base of seeds and the length of hydrophilic hairs (
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). In all, clear differences in morphology, anatomy, reproductive features and SEM images are strongly evidenced to confirm this
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was new and named as
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<emphasis id="2E97EAB9FFA4FFFEBF87F821FB76F844" box="[1229,1377,2001,2027]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="326">L. decumbens</emphasis>
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.
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