Monocarpic plietesial behaviour in Lepidagathis Willd. (Acanthaceae)

Authors

  • Rutuja R. Kolte The Green Concept-Institute for Carbon Assessments and Restoration Ecology, Dr Ketkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-4716
  • Rahul D. Prabhukhanolkar PG Department of Environmental Science, Govindram Seksaria Science College (Autonomous), Belgaum, Karnataka 590006, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3721-8129
  • Prabha M. Pillai Surabhi, V Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kerala 689656, India.
  • Sharad S. Kambale Department of Botany, Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj’s Arts, Commerce & Science College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune), Tryambakeshwar, Maharashtra 422212, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8230-7959
  • Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram East, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600059, India.
  • Malapati K. Janarthanam 22/404/2, La Oceana Colony (Phase II), Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2481-3685

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9903.17.12.28148-28150

Keywords:

Endemic plants, lateritic plateau, phenology, Western Ghats

Abstract

Perennial plants which flower and fruit once in their lifecycle and then die are known as plietesial monocarpic. Many species from the family Acanthaceae are known for this behaviour. With the detailed phenological observations, we have reported here Lepidagathis clavata as plietesial monocarpic species. This is the first report in the genus Lepidagathis. Long-term monitoring is necessary for this group to understand their phenology.

Author Biographies

Rutuja R. Kolte, The Green Concept-Institute for Carbon Assessments and Restoration Ecology, Dr Ketkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India.

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Rahul D. Prabhukhanolkar, PG Department of Environmental Science, Govindram Seksaria Science College (Autonomous), Belgaum, Karnataka 590006, India.

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Prabha M. Pillai, Surabhi, V Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kerala 689656, India.

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Sharad S. Kambale, Department of Botany, Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj’s Arts, Commerce & Science College (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune), Tryambakeshwar, Maharashtra 422212, India.

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Gunadayalan Gnanasekaran, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), Tambaram East, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600059, India.

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Malapati K. Janarthanam, 22/404/2, La Oceana Colony (Phase II), Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India.

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26-12-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 12 (2025)

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