Odontonema cuspidatum, the mottled toothedthread,[1] the Cardinal's guard,[2] or the firespike,[3] is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae which is endemic to Mexico, but has been introduced to Florida, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and several Pacific Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Odontonema |
Species: | O. cuspidatum
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Binomial name | |
Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze
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