Odontonema
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Odontonema is a genus of flowering plant
s in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae
The family Acanthaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species....
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Selected species
- Odontonema brevipesOdontonema brevipesOdontonema brevipes is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. The species is only known from four localities in the Main Ridge of Tobago...
Urb. - Odontonema callistachyum (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze
- Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze – Mottled Toothedthread
- Odontonema laxumOdontonema laxumOdontonema laxum is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
Baum, V.M. - Odontonema nitidum (Jacq.) Kuntze – Shrubby Toothedthread
- Odontonema tubaeforme (Bertol.) Kuntze – Firespike