Odontonema rubrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Graptophyllinae
Genus: Odontonema
Species: Odontonema rubrum

Odontonema rubrum (Vahl) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494. 1891.

Basionym
- Justicia rubra Vahl, Eclog. Amer. 2: 1. 1798. – non Justicia rubra Wight ex Wall., Numer. List n. 2468. 1830, nom. nud.
  - Typus: Colombia, Magdalena: St. Martha; von Rohr 73 (syntypes: C-10005060, C-10005061; possible syntype: GZU-000251388 [fragm.]).

Homotypic
- Thyrsacanthus ruber (Vahl) Nees, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 326. 1847.

Heterotypic
- Odontonema bracteolatum var. parviflorum Leonard, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31(3): 399(–400). 1958.
  - Typus: Colombia, Magdalena: Cacagualito, region of Santa Marta Mountains, alt. 1500 ft.; May 1899; H.H.Smith 1389 p.p. (holotype: US-00136951 [=2028723]; isotypes: BR-0000006951634, NY, PH-00019583).

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page.

Leonard, E.C. 1958. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, III. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 31(3): I–X, 323–781. BHL JSTOR Reference page.
Nees von Esenbeck, C.G. 1847. Ordo CXLV. Acanthaceae. Pp. 46–519, 720–732. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.) 1847. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 11, Sistens praesertim Acanthaceaes et Verbenaceas. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. Latin. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Vahl, M. 1798. Eclogae americanae seu descriptiones plantarum praesertim Americae meridionalis, nondum cognitarum. Fasc. 2. 56 pp., tt. XI–XX. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. Biblioteca Digital BHL Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Odontonema rubrum. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Odontonema rubrum.
Hassler, M. 2018. Odontonema rubrum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 October 27. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2018. Odontonema rubrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2018.
Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Odontonema rubrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2018.
Odontonema rubrum in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 27 October 2018.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Odontonema rubrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 October 2018.

By Leonard (1958), the name Odontonema rubrum has been applied to Odontonema fuchsioides.

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