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Odontonema tubaeforme

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Common names

Cardinal flower, Ffre spike

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink

Distribution

Exotic. In New Zealand recorded sparingly naturalised at Doubtless Bay (Coopers Beach), Kaitaia, and Auckland.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Odontonema

Family

Acanthaceae

Authority

Odontonema tubaeforme (Bertol.) Kuntze

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

2005

Origin

Central America

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Tolerances

Frost tender

Life cycle and dispersal

Most New Zealand occurrences stem from vegetative spread, the plants arising from poorly disposed of garden waste. However seedlings have also been collected at one site near Cooper’s Beach.

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