Odontonema strictum
| Odontonema strictum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Odontonema |
| Species: | O. brevipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontonema strictum Kuntze | |
Odontonema strictum is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae which is endemic to South America. The plant grows to a height of two metres or half that if it grown in a container. The waxy flowers grow in twelve inch spikes and in their native country they attract hummingbirds and butterflies when they bloom in the autumn.[1]
References
- ↑ Odontnema strictum, plantoftheweek.org, accessed August 2012
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