Ovieda spinosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described for modern science in 1753. The species is endemic to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesYuan, Y.W., Mabberley, D.J., Steane, D.A. & Olmstead, R.G. (2010). Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae). Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy. Taxon 59: 125-133.Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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