ACANTHACEAE - Firespike (Odontonema strictum)
Description:
Native in Central America, this plant has escaped cultivation and become wild in several areas here. This photo was taken in the Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden here in Hong Kong.This plant is also called Odontonema tubiforme.
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- Archaeplastida (plants)
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- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Lamiales ("An Order: Mints, Vervains, Snapdragons, Etc.")
- Acanthaceae (acanthus family)
- Thyrsacanthus
- Thyrsacanthus tubaeformis (Cardinal's guard flower)
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