Kaanta Adulasa / Spiny Lepidagathis
Lepidagathis cuspidata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- January-July
How to identify Kaanta Adulasa
Identify Kaanta Adulasa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Spiny.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaanta Adulasa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidagathis cuspidata
- Genus
- Lepidagathis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaanta Adulasa itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaanta Adulasa itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कांटा अडुलसा Kaanta Adulasa
- Nepali
- काँडे फूल Kaande Phool
- Kannada
- ಮುಳ್ಳು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ Mullu Aadusoge
- Malayalam
- കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച Kudajaadrippacha, കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച
- Marathi
- काटे अडुळसा Kate Adulsa, काटे अडुळसा
About Kaanta Adulasa
Spiny Lepidagathis (Lepidagathis cuspidata) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to July.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Kaanta Adulasa belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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