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511.0000 Family Acanthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 102 (1789) (´Acanthi´), nom. cons.
ca. 192 genera, ca. 5500 spp. Phylogeny: Manzitto-Tripp et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 5499
= Avicenniaceae Miq.; Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1: 353 (1845), nom. cons.
= Justiciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 60 (1838)
= Mendonciaceae Bremek.; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 56: 540 (1954)
= Meyeniaceae Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Nelsoniaceae (Nees) Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Thunbergiaceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 979 (1870)
511.5027 Genus Odontonema Nees; Linnaea 16: 300 (1842)
Distribution: S-USA, Mexico, C- and trop. S-America, West Indies
Species listed in database: 32
= Diateinacanthus Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 369 (1905)
= Phidiasia Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 9: 131 (1923)
species :
Odontonema albiflorum Leonard; Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 461 (Bot. Maya Area) 219 (1936)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON
species :
Odontonema album V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 424 (1982)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar)
82 VEN
species :
Odontonema aliciae T.F.Daniel & J.F.Carrión; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 62(2): 25 (-29; fig. 1, 2, 3, map) (2015)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Odontonema ampelocaule Leonard; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 393 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
Conservation Status: Known only from type
species :
Odontonema amplexicaule (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Thyrsacanthus amplexicaulis Nees; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 9: 98 (1847)
species :
Odontonema auriculatum (Rose) T.F.Daniel; Southw. Naturalist 31(2): 174 (1986)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Jacobinia auriculata Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 349 (1895)
species :
Odontonema barlerioides (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Jacobinia barlerioides Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 332 (1847)
= Justicia barlerioides Schott ex Nees; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 9: 97 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus barlerioides Nees; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 9: 97 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus barlerioides var. floribunda Wawra; Itin. Princ. S. Coburgi 1: 86 (1883)
species :
Odontonema bracteolatum (Jacq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Sucre); Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Miranda, Sucre, Yaracuy)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dianthera elongata Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 103 (1796)
= Justicia bracteolata Jacq.; Collectanea [Jacquin] 3: 253 (1789)
= Odontonema bracteolatum var. parviflorum Leonard; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 399 (1958)
= Odontonema lucidum Nees; Linnaea 16: 300 (1842)
= Odontonema venezuelense Leonard; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(4): 55 (1961)
= Thyrsacanthus bracteolatus (Jacq.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 325 (1847)
species :
Odontonema brevipes Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 385 (1912)
Distribution: Tobago
81 TRT
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Odontonema callistachyum (Cham. & Schltdl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Name: Coral (Dominican Republic)
Distribution: Zambia [I]; Malawi [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Cuba [I]; Dominican Republic [I]
26 mlw zam zim 79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON 81 cub his
Synonyms: hidden
= Aphelandra longiracemosa Lindl.; Paxton´s Fl. Gard. 2: 78 (1851)
= Justicia callistachya Cham. & Schltdl.; Linnaea 6: 370 (1831)
= Odontonema breedlovei V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 427 (1982)
= Odontonema geminatum (Donn.Sm.) S.F.Blake; Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 104 (1917), in obs
= Odontonema lilacinum (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
= Thyrsacanthus callistachyus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 326 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus callistachyus var. amplus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 326 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus geminatus Donn.Sm.; Bot. Gaz. 13: 75 (1888)
= Thyrsacanthus lilacinus Lindl.; J. Hort. Soc. London 6: 159 (1851)
species :
Odontonema corymbulosum (Bertol.) MacVean, Cristof., T.F.Daniel & Baldini; Phytotaxa 420(3): 204 (2019)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ecbolium corymbulosum (Bertol.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 980 (1891)
= Justicia corymbulosa Bertol.; Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Inst. Bononiensis 4: 404 (1840)
= Odontonema steyermarkii Leonard; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 33: 71 (1943)
= Rhytiglossa corymbulosa (Bertol.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 355 (1847)
species :
Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Name: Mottled toothedthread
Distribution: Nigeria [I]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [I]; Zambia [I]; Malawi [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Mozambique [I]; New Guinea [I]; [Western] Samoa [I] (´Upolu [I]); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], E-Maui [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico (Chiapas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz, Jalisco); Guatemala; Honduras [I]; Cuba [I]; Dominican Republic [I]; Haiti [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Lucia [I]; Ecuador [I]; Bolivia [I]; Paraguay [I] (Alto Paraná [I], Canindeyu [I], Paraguari [I])
22 nga 23 bio 26 mlw moz zam zim 42 nwg 60 sam 63 haw 78 usa 79 MEX 80 GUA hon 81 cub his mar pue stl 83 bol ecu 85 par
Synonyms: hidden
= Aphelandra longiscapa Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 3: 240 (1847)
= Eranthemum coccineum Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 3: 240 (1847)
= Justicia longiracemosa Lem.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 3: 240 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus cuspidatus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 323 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus lemaireanus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 729 (1847)
species :
Odontonema dissitiflorum (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Thyrsacanthus dissitiflorus Nees; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 9: 98 (1847)
species :
Odontonema fuchsioides (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Thyrsacanthus fuchsioides Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 325 (1847)
species :
Odontonema glaberrimum (M.E.Jones) V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 427 (1982)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Durango, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anisacanthus glaberrimus M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 15: 151 (1929)
species :
Odontonema glabrum Brandegee; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 6: 195 (1915)
Distribution: Mexico (?Veracruz, Chiapas); Guatemala; Honduras
79 MEX 80 GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Odontonema galbanum Leonard; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 33: 72 (1943)
species :
Odontonema guayaquilense Cornejo; Harvard Pap. Bot. 22(1): 13 (2017)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Odontonema hondurense (Lindau) D.N.Gibson; Fieldiana, Bot. 34(6): 74 (1972)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Diateinacanthus hondurensis Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 5: 369 (1905)
= Odontonema paniculiferum S.F.Blake; Contr. Gray Herb. 52: 104 (1917)
species :
Odontonema laxum V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 427 (1982)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Remarks: known only from type collection
species :
Odontonema liesneri Wassh.; Novon 2(2): 149 (1992)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
species :
Odontonema lindavii (Urb.) Acev.-Rodr.; Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98: 9 (2012)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Phidiasia lindavii Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 9: 132 (1923)
species :
Odontonema mazarunensis Wassh.; Novon 2(2): 150 (1992)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
species :
Odontonema microphyllus Durkee; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65(1): 245 (1978)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Odontonema mortonii V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 430 (1982)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, etc.)
79 MEX
species :
Odontonema nitidum (Jacq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Name: Shrubby toothedthread; Bois crabbe
Distribution: Myanmar [I]; Philippines [I]; Cuba; Hispaniola; +Virgin Isl. (+St. Croix, +St. Thomas); St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; Nevis; St. Kitts; Antigua; Montserrat; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Dominica; Martinique; St. Lucia; Grenadines; St. Vincent; Grenada; Barbados; Tobago; Trinidad
41 mya 42 phi 81 ABA BBD CUB DOM GDL GRE HIS MAR MTS SBA STK STL STM STV TRT VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Dianthera nitida (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 35 (1791)
= Justicia brachiata Rich.; Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 105 (1792)
= Justicia bracteolata Willd.; Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. [Willdenow] 26 (1809) non Jacq.
= Justicia lucida Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 435 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Justicia nitida Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 11 (1760)
= Odontonema christii Lindau; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 384 (1912)
= Odontonema nitidum f. album Stehlé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 109: 30 (1962)
= Odontonema nitidum f. purpureum Stehlé; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 109: 29 (1962)
= Odontonema nitidum subsp. album (Stehlé) A.E.Murray; Kalmia 14: 10 (1984)
= Odontonema nitidum var. album (Stehlé) V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 431 (1982)
= Thyrsacanthus nitidus (Jacq.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 327 (1847)
species :
Odontonema peruvianum J.R.I.Wood; Kew Bull. 74(3)-42: 1 (2019)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Odontonema rubrum (Vahl) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Name: Flor del coral, Coral, Coral rojo, Coral punzo (Cuba)
Distribution: Panama; Cuba; Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Chocó, Magdalena, Sucre); Venezuela (Tachira)
80 PAN 81 CUB 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Justicia rubra Vahl; Eclog. Amer. 2: I (1798)
= Thyrsacanthus ruber Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 326 (1847)
species :
Odontonema rutilans Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: Venezuela (Tachira)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Thyrsacanthus rutilans Planch.; Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 7: 241, t. 732 (1852)
species :
Odontonema schomburgkianum (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: Guyana
82 GUY
Synonyms: hidden
= Odontonema macrophyllum Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 53: 300 (1926)
= Thyrsacanthus schomburgkianus Nees; London J. Bot. 4: 636 (1845)
species :
Odontonema sessile (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Thyrsacanthus sessilis Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 324 (1847)
= Odontonema coccineum Leonard; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 388 (1958)
species :
Odontonema speciosum V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 431 (1982)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Odontonema tubaeforme (Bertol.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
Name: Firespike, Coral de jardin
Distribution: Taiwan [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Vanuatu [I]; Tonga [I]; Niue [I]; Cook Isl. [I] (Rarotonga [I], Mangaia [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Austral Isl. [I] (Tubuai [I]); Guam [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Colombia (Chocó)
38 tai 60 nue nwc ton van 61 aui coo sci 62 gum 78 usa 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 trt 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Justicia tubaeformis Bertol.; Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 1: 410 (1838)
= Odontonema amicorum V.M.Baum; Brittonia 34(4): 425 (1982)
= Odontonema flagellum (Oerst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
= Odontonema longifolium (Oerst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
= Odontonema pantasmense (Oerst.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
= Odontonema strictum (Nees) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
= Thyrsacanthus flagellum Oerst.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 1, 4: 146 (1854)
= Thyrsacanthus longifolius Oerst.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 1, 4: 145 (1854)
= Thyrsacanthus pantasmensis Oerst.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 1, 4: 144 (1854)
= Thyrsacanthus strictus f. evolutior Donn.Sm.; Enum. Pl. Guatem. 3: 63 (1893)
= Thyrsacanthus strictus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 324 (1847)
= Thyrsacanthus tubaeformis (Bertol.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 324 (1847)
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A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World


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Covering 356,375 accepted species,
8,782 hybrids, 48,090 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,002,897 synonyms,
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