Odontonema Explained

Odontonema, the toothedthreads, 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:^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Records of Odontonema . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2010-06-17 . https://archive.today/20121213003157/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?8383 . 2012-12-13 . dead .