Odontonema tubaeforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

Fire spike (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Odontonema

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Odontonema tubaeforme habit picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Odontonema tubaeforme leaf picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)
Odontonema tubaeforme leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Odontonema tubaeforme leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Odontonema tubaeforme flower picture by Shehadi Ramiz (cc-by-sa)
Odontonema tubaeforme flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Odontonema tubaeforme flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Odontonema tubaeforme world distribution map, present in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guam, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Niue, Panama, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172486-2
WFO ID wfo-0000390594
COL ID 48QV6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 969898
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Odontonema strictum Odontonema longifolium Odontonema pantasmense Odontonema tubaeforme Justicia tubaeformis Odontonema flagellum Thyrsacanthus pantasmensis Thyrsacanthus strictus Thyrsacanthus tubaeformis Thyrsacanthus flagellum Odontonema amicorum Thyrsacanthus longifolius Thyrsacanthus strictus f. evolutior