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New species and combinations in Odontonema (Acanthaceae)

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Six new species ofOdontonema are described:Odontonema album, O. amicorum, O. breedlovei, O. laxum, O. mortonii andO. speciosum. In addition two new combinations are proposed forOdontonema,O. glaberrimum andO. nitidum var.album, and nine species are transferred fromOdontonema to other acanthaceous genera, namelyAnisacanthus ramosissimus, Buceragenia foliaceo-bracteata, Pseuderanthemum cuspidatum, P. hookerianum, P. interruptum, P. paniculatum, P. stenostachyum, Stenostephanus longistaminus andStreblacanthus dubiosus.

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    Vicki M. Baum

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Baum, V.M. New species and combinations in Odontonema (Acanthaceae). Brittonia 34, 424–434 (1982). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806499

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