Acanthaceae

Odontonema Nees

First published in Linnaea 16: 300 (1842), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Cook Is., Dominican Republic, Florida, Galápagos, Hawaii, Marianas, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2016 Martinelli, G.; Moraes, M.A. [16141] Brazil K001062294 Yes
Nov 20, 2003 Takeuchi, W., et al. [14135] Papua New Guinea K000184303 No
Jan 1, 1982 Peck, M.E. [278] Belize K000529543 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000529546 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Purdie [s.n.] Colombia K000529550 Type Yes
Hunt, D.R. [6394] Brazil K001046287 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0