Odontonema cuspidatum

Odontonema cuspidatum, the mottled toothedthread,^[1] the Cardinal's guard,^[2] or the firespike,^[3] is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae which is endemic to Mexico, but has been introduced to Florida, Central America, South America, the West Indies, and several Pacific Islands.^[2]

Odontonema cuspidatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Odontonema
Species:	O. cuspidatum
Binomial name
Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze