Odontonema tubaeforme
Firespike
Also known as: Justicia tubaeformis Bertol. +12 more
- Justicia tubaeformis Bertol.
- Justicia tubiformis Bertol.
- Odontonema amicorum V.M.Baum
- Odontonema flagellum (Oerst.) Kuntze
- Odontonema longifolium (Oerst.) Kuntze
- Odontonema pantasmense (Oerst.) Kuntze
- Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze
- Thyrsacanthus flagellum Oerst.
- Thyrsacanthus longifolius Oerst.
- Thyrsacanthus pantasmensis Oerst.
- Thyrsacanthus strictus f. evolutior Donn.Sm.
- Thyrsacanthus strictus Nees
- Thyrsacanthus tubaeformis (Bertol.) Nees
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Odontonema tubaeforme (commonly known as Firespike) is a shrub belonging to the Acanthaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cook Is., Florida, Hawaii, Marianas, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu