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Taxon:
Odontonema cuspidatum
(Nees) Kuntze
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Odontonema
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
429393
Place of publication:
Revis. gen. pl. 2:494. 1891
Verified:
12/23/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Thyrsacanthus cuspidatus
Nees
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Odontonema strictum
hort.
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Reference(s)
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Breedlove, D. E., ed.
1981-. Flora of Chiapas.
Daniel, T. F.
1995. Revision of
Odontonema
(Acanthaceae) in Mexico. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 20:160-163.
Ezcurra, C.
2011. Review of
Acanthaceae
data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 31 Mar.
Note:
re. common names
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/species/odontonema_cuspidatum.htm
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Liogier, H. A.
1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
Llamas, K. A.
2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Nelson, C. H. N.
2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras
Note:
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds.
1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/FLOBA.htm
Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood.
2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:93-95.
Wasshausen, D. C.
1998. Acanthaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 63:111.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Common names
English
cardinal-flower –
Reference(s)
cardinal's-crest –
Reference(s)
cardinal-spear –
Reference(s)
scarlet firespike –
Reference(s)
Spanish
clavo de fuego –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Morelos
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Tabasco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
2
Cultivated
also cult. in tropics
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[San Luis Potosí]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Hidalgo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated
(also cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Samoa
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Daniel, T. F.
1995. Revision of
Odontonema
(Acanthaceae) in Mexico. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 20:160-163.
Weed
Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne.
2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
Name
References