PLANTS Profile for Odontonema tubiforme (firespike)

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Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze
firespike

Symbol:

ODTU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

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Photo of Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

Odontonema strictum

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, HI, Oahu, S.E., Sealife Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

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Synonyms:
Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

	ODST	Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
	THST5	Thyrsacanthus strictus Nees

Distribution:
Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze


View Native Status

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USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 3 species in Odontonema

Classification:
Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus	Odontonema Nees – toothedthread
Species	Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze – firespike

Introduced Information:
Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503991.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 01:03 PM MDT