Odontonema cuspidatum
Cardinal’s guard
As recorded: Odontonema cuspidatum (Nees) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Acanthaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 63580
- Date
- July 17, 1982
- Locality
- S side of Tuauru Valley
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 650 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 17, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Odontonema cuspidatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,223 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Moku St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Elaina Wesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
(c) dagg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Trace des Jésuites, Le Morne-Rouge, MQ
(c) Matteo Bellucci, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-20
CW4M+4PP PARK, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
(c) Natalia Sanchez Velazquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Honomu, HI 96728, USA
(c) The Roving Naturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
El Yunque National Forest, Luquillo, PR, US
(c) dan_iovino25, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Odontonema cuspidatum. BISH 599299. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956496176. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599299.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956496176 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026