Acanthaceae
Shrubby toothedthread
Odontonema nitidum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Odontonema
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Odontonema nitidumAcanthaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shrubby toothedthread
Synonyms
- Dianthera nitida (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
- Justicia brachiata Rich.
- Justicia bracteolata Willd.
- Justicia lucida Nees
- Justicia nitida Jacq.
- Odontonema christii Lindau
- Odontonema nitidum f. album Stehlé
- Odontonema nitidum f. purpureum Stehlé
- Odontonema nitidum subsp. album (Stehlé) A.E.Murray
- Odontonema nitidum var. album (Stehlé) V.M.Baum
- Thyrsacanthus nitidus (Jacq.) Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.