Difference between revisions of "Lepidagathis"

From Gardenology.org - Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
 
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Taxobox
+
__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
| color = lightgreen
+
| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
| name = ''Lepidagathis''
+
| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
+
| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+
| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
+
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| familia = [[Acanthaceae]]
+
| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| genus = '''''Lepidagathis'''''
+
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| genus_authority = [[Carl Ludwig von Willdenow|Willd.]]
+
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
+
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| subdivision =  
+
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
See text.  
+
| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 +
| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 +
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 +
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 +
| color = IndianRed
 +
| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
 +
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 +
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
 +
| regnum = Plantae
 +
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
 +
| classis = Magnoliopsida
 +
| ordo = Lamiales
 +
| familia = Acanthaceae
 +
| genus = Lepidagathis
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{Inc|
 +
Lepidagathis (Greek, scale and ball, in allusion to the curved infl.). Acanthaceae. Tropical herbs and shrubs; one is in horticultural literature as a warm-house evergreen shrub. It is L. cristata, Willd., in Trop. India, with purplish flowers, linear or oblong nearly glabrous leaves and spinose-acuminate bracts and bracteoles: flowers in globose clusters or heads near the base of the plant; corolla 1/3 in. long, in bud densely hairy, white with purple or brown spots: sts. 6-24 in., procumbent. Lepidagathis has about 50 species, of which two are in the American tropics and the others in the Old World.
 +
{{SCH}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Cultivation==
 +
{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
 +
 +
===Propagation===
 +
{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
 +
 +
===Pests and diseases===
 +
{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
 +
 +
==Species==
 +
Selected species:
 +
* ''[[Lepidagathis riedeliana]]''
 +
 +
==Gallery==
 +
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
 +
 +
<gallery>
 +
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
 +
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
 +
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
 +
</gallery>
  
'''''Lepidagathis''''' is a genus of plants in the family [[Acanthaceae]].  
+
==References==
 +
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 +
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 +
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 +
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
==Selected species==
+
==External links==
* ''[[Lepidagathis riedeliana]]''  [[Nees]]
+
*{{wplink}}
  
{{botany-stub}}
+
{{stub}}
 +
[[Category:Categorize]]
  
[[Category:Acanthaceae]]
+
<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->

Latest revision as of 15:27, 13 July 2009


Upload.png


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Acanthaceae >

Lepidagathis >



Read about Lepidagathis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lepidagathis (Greek, scale and ball, in allusion to the curved infl.). Acanthaceae. Tropical herbs and shrubs; one is in horticultural literature as a warm-house evergreen shrub. It is L. cristata, Willd., in Trop. India, with purplish flowers, linear or oblong nearly glabrous leaves and spinose-acuminate bracts and bracteoles: flowers in globose clusters or heads near the base of the plant; corolla 1/3 in. long, in bud densely hairy, white with purple or brown spots: sts. 6-24 in., procumbent. Lepidagathis has about 50 species, of which two are in the American tropics and the others in the Old World. CH


The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.


Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Propagation

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Pests and diseases

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

Species

Selected species:

Gallery

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

References

External links