*Lepidagathis mahakassapae* S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale [image: Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270429319>
*lep-id-AG-ath-is* -- Greek: *lepis* (scale); *agathis* (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kEM-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=lepidagathis+scaly+agathis&source=bl&ots=gEK1EkcIuC&sig=ACfU3U1FKivCg2nB_M8Lp0UycE-4xT2DRg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn4oGHsqDmAhVt4nMBHSPcBrQQ6AEwDXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=lepidagathis%20scaly%20agathis&f=false> ¿ *mah-AH-kus-suh-pay* ? -- named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha *commonly known as*: Mahakassapa lepidagathis • *Marathi*: महाकश्यपी अडुळसा mahakashyapi adulasa *botanical names*: *Lepidagathis mahakassapae* S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 03 July 2025 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *Mahakassapa lepidagathis* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mahakassapa%20Lepidagathis.html>, retrieved July 03, 2025 ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *महाकश्यपी अडुळसा mahakashyapi adulasa* - name coined, for want of name; महाकश्यपी mahakashyapi = this species is named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha; अडुळसा adulasa = this species belongs to the *adulasa* family (Acanthaceae) ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Maharashtra; endemic - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 03/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 11:58 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:23 03-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/lepidagathis-mahakassapae-smore-msawant.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3xibVvuM4w3%3DkXGfKAOJ2p7TUtw6jVvQNLO8Q2VortKw%40mail.gmail.com.
