Odontonema nitidum (Jacq.) Kuntze

Shrubby toothedthread (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Odontonema

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Odontonema nitidum world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, India, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Myanmar, Montserrat, Martinique, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1166646-2
WFO ID wfo-0001044466
COL ID 6SH6P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637033
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Synonyms

Odontonema christii Dianthera nitida Odontonema nitidum Thyrsacanthus nitidus Odontonema nitidum f. album Justicia nitida Justicia brachiata Odontonema nitidum f. purpureum Odontonema nitidum var. album Odontonema nitidum subsp. album