Odontonema

Odontonema, the toothedthreads or firespikes, 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.

Species

32 species are accepted:

• Odontonema albiflorum <small>Leonard</small>
• Odontonema album <small>V.M.Baum</small>
• Odontonema aliciae
• Odontonema ampelocaule
• Odontonema amplexicaule <small>Nees</small>
• Odontonema auriculatum <small>(Rose) T.F. Daniel</small>
• Odontonema barlerioides
• Odontonema bracteolatum <small>(Jacq.) Kuntze</small>
• Odontonema brevipes <small>Urb.</small>
• Odontonema callistachyum <small>(Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze</small>
• Odontonema corymbulosum
• Odontonema cuspidatum <small>(Nees) Kuntze</small> &ndash; Mottled toothedthread
• Odontonema dissitiflorum
• Odontonema fuchsioides
• Odontonema glaberrimum <small>(M.E. Jones) V.M.Baum</small>
• Odontonema glabrum <small>Brandegee</small>
• Odontonema guayaquilense
• Odontonema hondurense <small>(Lindau) D.N.Gibson</small>
• Odontonema laxum <small>V.M.Baum</small>
• Odontonema liesneri <small>Wassh.</small>
• Odontonema lindavii
• Odontonema mazarunensis <small>Wassh.</small>
• Odontonema microphyllus <small>Durkee</small>
• Odontonema mortonii <small>V.M. Baum</small>
• Odontonema nitidum <small>(Jacq.) Kuntze</small> &ndash; Shrubby toothedthread
• Odontonema peruvianum
• Odontonema rubrum <small>(Vahl) Kuntze</small>
• Odontonema rutilans <small>(Planch.) Kuntze</small>
• Odontonema schomburgkianum <small>Kuntze</small>
• Odontonema sessile
• Odontonema speciosum <small>V.M. Baum</small>
• Odontonema tubaeforme <small>(Bertol.) Kuntze</small> (syn. Odontonema strictum ) &ndash; Firespike

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