Lepidagathis alopecuroidea

Lepidagathis alopecuroidea, synonym Teliostachya alopecuroidea,[1] the pata de gallina,[2] is a plant with a wide distribution in the Americas (from southern Mexico to northern Paraguay) and Africa (from west tropical Africa to east Tanzania and Angola).[1]

Pata de gallons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Lepidagathis
Species:
L. alopecuroidea
Binomial name
Lepidagathis alopecuroidea
Synonyms[1]
  • Adenosma chenopodiifolia (Poir.) Spreng.
  • Aetheilema alopecuroidea (Vahl) Spreng.
  • Aetheilema haenkei Nees
  • Justicia procumbens Thiéb.-Bern. ex Nees
  • Lepidagathis hyssopifolia (Benth.) T.Anderson
  • Lepidagathis laguroidea (Nees) T.Anderson
  • Lepidagathis lanceolata (Nees) Wassh.
  • Lepidagathis laurentii De Wild.
  • Ruellia alopecuroidea Vahl
  • Ruellia chenopodiifolia Poir.
  • Ruellia lagopodes Ryan ex Nees
  • Teliostachya alopecuroidea (Vahl) Nees
  • Teliostachya hyssopifolia Benth.
  • Teliostachya laguroidea Nees
  • Teliostachya lanceolata Nees
  • Teliostachya petraea Leonard

See also

References
  1. "Lepidagathis alopecuroidea (Vahl) R.Br. ex Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Teliostachya alopecuroidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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