Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
How to identify Firespike
Identify Firespike by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Firespike.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Odontonema tubaeforme
- Genus
- Odontonema
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Its elliptical, glossy leaves are 10 cm by 20 cm with a 2 cm petiole and arranged opposite each other on the stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Its elliptical, glossy leaves are 10 cm by 20 cm with a 2 cm petiole and arranged opposite each other on the stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Firespike itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Firespike itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Firespike
Firespike (Odontonema tubaeforme) is a species in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana and 3 other states.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Firespike belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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