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Hypoestes
Hypoestes
is a
flowering plant
genus
of about
150
species
. They are widely distributed throughout the
tropical
and
subtropical
lands around the
Indian Ocean
, and some adjacent
regions
.
It
belongs to
the
subfamily
Acanthoideae
of the
acanthus family
Acanthaceae
. Therein, it is classified in the
subtribe
Justiciinae
of
tribe
Ruellieae
, making it a relative of such American genera as the mosaic plants, water-willows and wrightworts.
Hypoestes
comes
from the
Greek
'hypo' meaning under, and 'estia' meaning house. It refers to the way the
flowers
are
hidden
by the fused bracts.
Many of these
herbaceous
to small
shrubby
plants of the
undergrowth
have boldly
patterned
leaves, typically featuring red
colors
. Some are
grown
as
ornamental plants
or pot plants. Most
well-known
among these are
H. phyllostachya
of
Madagascar
and its cultivars, commonly called
polka dot
plant
.
Species
The following is a
list of species
recognised by
Tropicos
maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden:
Hypoestes acuminata
Baker
Hypoestes adoensis
Hochst.
Hypoestes alsine
Nees
Hypoestes andamanensis
Thoth.
Hypoestes angusta
Benoist
Hypoestes angustilabiata
Benoist
Hypoestes anisophylla
Nees
Hypoestes annua
Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.
Hypoestes apoensis
Elmer
Hypoestes arachnopus
Benoist
Hypoestes aristata
Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.
Hypoestes axillaris
Benoist
Hypoestes bakeri
Vatke
Hypoestes betsiliensis
S.Moore
Hypoestes bodinieri
H.Lév.
Hypoestes bojeriana
Nees
Hypoestes bosseri
Benoist
Hypoestes brachiata
Baker
Hypoestes caloi
Chiov.
Hypoestes calycina
Benoist
Hypoestes cancellata
Nees
Hypoestes capitata
Benoist
Hypoestes catatii
Benoist
Hypoestes caudata
Benoist
Hypoestes cernua
Nees
Hypoestes chloroclada
Baker
Hypoestes chlorotricha
Benoist
Hypoestes cinerascens
Benoist
Hypoestes cochlearia
Benoist
Hypoestes comorensis
Baker
Hypoestes comosa
Benoist
Hypoestes complanata
Benoist
Hypoestes congestiflora
Baker
Hypoestes consanguinea
Lindau
Hypoestes corymbosa
Baker
Hypoestes cruenta
Benoist
Hypoestes cumingiana
Benth. & Hook.f.
Hypoestes decaryana
Benoist
Hypoestes diclipteroides
Nees
Hypoestes egena
Benoist
Hypoestes
elegans
Nees
Hypoestes elliotii
S.Moore
Hypoestes erythrostachya
Benoist
Hypoestes fascicularis
Nees
Hypoestes fastuosa
R.Br.
Hypoestes flavescens
Benoist
Hypoestes flavovirens
Benoist
Hypoestes flexibilis
Nees
Hypoestes
floribunda
R.Br.
Hypoestes forskaolii
R.Br.
Hypoestes glandulifera
Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes glandulosa
Benoist
Hypoestes gracilis
Nees
Hypoestes hastata
Benoist
Hypoestes hirsuta
Nees
Hypoestes humbertii
Benoist
Hypoestes humifusa
Benoist
Hypoestes incompta
Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes
inconspicua
Balf.f.
Hypoestes isalensis
Benoist
Hypoestes jasminoides
Baker
Hypoestes juanensis
Benoist
Hypoestes laeta
Benoist
Hypoestes lasioclada
Nees
Hypoestes lasiostegia
Nees
Hypoestes lasiostegia
Nees
Hypoestes laxiflora
Nees
Hypoestes leptostegia
S.Moore
Hypoestes linearis
Elmer
Hypoestes longilabiata
Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes longispica
Benoist
Hypoestes longituba
Benoist
Hypoestes loniceroides
Baker
Hypoestes macilenta
Benoist
Hypoestes maculosa
Nees
Hypoestes mollissima
Nees
Hypoestes multispicata
Benoist
Hypoestes nummularifolia
Baker
Hypoestes obtusifolia
Baker
Hypoestes oppositiflora
Benoist
Hypoestes oxystegia
Nees
Hypoestes parvula
Benoist
Hypoestes perrieri
Benoist
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Baker
Hypoestes poissonii
Benoist
Hypoestes potamophila
Heine
Hypoestes pubiflora
T.Anderson
Hypoestes pulchra
Nees
Hypoestes pulgarensis
Elmer
Hypoestes purpurea
R.Br.
Hypoestes richardii
Nees
Hypoestes rodriguesiana
Balf.f.
Hypoestes
rosea
P.Beauv.
Hypoestes saboureaui
Benoist
Hypoestes saxicola
Nees
Hypoestes schmidtii
Hypoestes scoparia
Benoist
Hypoestes secundiflora
Baker
Hypoestes
serpens
R.Br.
Hypoestes
sessilifolia
Baker
Hypoestes setigera
Benoist
Hypoestes
spicata
Nees
Hypoestes stachyoides
Baker
Hypoestes staudtii
Lindau
Hypoestes stenoptera
Benoist
Hypoestes strigata
Benoist
Hypoestes strobilifera
S.Moore
Hypoestes taeniata
Benoist
Hypoestes talbotii
S.Moore
Hypoestes tetraptera
Benoist
Hypoestes teucrioides
Nees
Hypoestes thomsoniana
Nees
Hypoestes thothathrii
Vasudeva
Rao
& Chakrab.
Hypoestes transversa
Benoist
Hypoestes trichochlamys
Baker
Hypoestes triflora
Roem. & Schult.
Hypoestes triticea
Lindau
Hypoestes tubiflora
Benoist
Hypoestes unilateralis
Baker
Hypoestes urophora
Benoist
Hypoestes vagabunda
Benoist
Hypoestes
viguieri
Benoist
Hypoestes warpurioides'' Benoist