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Odontonema callistachyum
About
Odontonema callistachyum, the purple firespike, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Mexico and northern Central America, and has been introduced to Cuba and the Dominican Republic. A perennial shrub, it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics. It is grown as an outdoor ornamental, and can tolerate shade.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Odontonema callistachyum
- Slug
- odontonema-callistachyum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Odontonema
- Species
- callistachyum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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