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
Odontonema cuspidatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Diateinacanthus Lindau (1905)
Phidiasia Urb. (1923)

Odontonema schomburgkianum

Species

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32 species are accepted:[1][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Odontonema Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Odontonema​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Species Records of Odontonema". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  4. ^ "Odontonema". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
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