Odontonema, the toothedthreads,[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 32 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to Peru and southeastern Brazil.[1]
| Odontonema | |
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| Odontonema cuspidatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Odontonema Nees (1842), nom. cons. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species edit
32 species are accepted:[1][3][4]
- Odontonema albiflorum Leonard
- Odontonema album V.M.Baum
- Odontonema aliciae T.F.Daniel & J.F.Carrión
- Odontonema ampelocaule Leonard
- Odontonema amplexicaule Nees
- Odontonema auriculatum (Rose) T.F. Daniel
- Odontonema barlerioides (Nees) Kuntze
- Odontonema bracteolatum (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Odontonema brevipes Urb.
- Odontonema callistachyum (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze
- Odontonema corymbulosum (Bertol.) MacVean, Cristof., T.F.Daniel & Baldini
- Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze – Mottled toothedthread
- Odontonema dissitiflorum (Nees) Kuntze
- Odontonema fuchsioides (Nees) Kuntze
- Odontonema glaberrimum (M.E. Jones) V.M.Baum
- Odontonema glabrum Brandegee
- Odontonema guayaquilense Cornejo
- Odontonema hondurense (Lindau) D.N.Gibson
- Odontonema laxum V.M.Baum
- Odontonema liesneri Wassh.
- Odontonema lindavii (Urb.) Acev.-Rodr.
- Odontonema mazarunensis Wassh.
- Odontonema microphyllus Durkee
- Odontonema mortonii V.M. Baum
- Odontonema nitidum (Jacq.) Kuntze – Shrubby toothedthread
- Odontonema peruvianum J.R.I.Wood
- Odontonema rubrum (Vahl) Kuntze
- Odontonema rutilans (Planch.) Kuntze
- Odontonema schomburgkianum Kuntze
- Odontonema sessile (Nees) Kuntze
- Odontonema speciosum V.M. Baum
- Odontonema tubaeforme (Bertol.) Kuntze (syn. Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze) – Firespike
References edit
- ^ a b c Odontonema Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Odontonema". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Species Records of Odontonema". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Odontonema". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
External links edit
Media related to Odontonema at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Odontonema at Wikispecies
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