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Acanthaceae
Odontonema

not marked as a favorite taxon *Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze. Common name: Firespike. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed hammocks and other uplands. Distribution: Native of tropical America. Reported for s. AL (Mobile County) by Barger et al. (2019).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, Wasshausen (1998); = n/a — SFla; Thyrsacanthus cuspidatus Nees. Basionym: Thyrsacanthus cuspidatus Nees 1847

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