Hypoestes

Hypoestes

Polka Dot Plants (H. phyllostachya)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Ruellieae
Subtribe:	Justiciinae
Genus:	Hypoestes Sol. ex R.Br.
Diversity
Over 100 species
Synonyms
Amphiestes S.Moore Periestes Baill.

Hypoestes is a flowering plant genus with many dozens of 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 (Fittonia), water-willows (Justicia) and wrightworts (Carlowrightia).

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

Flowering stalks of Hypoestes aristata

Hypoestes aculior
Hypoestes acuminata Baker
Hypoestes addisoniense Elmer
Hypoestes adoensis
Hypoestes aldabrensis
Hypoestes alsine
Hypoestes andamanensis
Hypoestes angusta Benoist
Hypoestes angustilabiata Benoist
Hypoestes anisophylla Nees
Hypoestes annua
Hypoestes apoensis Elmer
Hypoestes arachnopus Benoist
Hypoestes aristata (= H. antennifera, H. barteri, H. hildebrandtii, H. insularis, H. latifolia, H. mollis, H. paniculata, H. preussii, H. staudtii, H. verticillaris (L.f.) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult., H. violaceotincta)
Hypoestes australiensis
Hypoestes axillaris Benoist
Hypoestes bakeri Vatke
Hypoestes bantamensis
Hypoestes betsiliensis S.Moore
Hypoestes bodinieri H.Lév.
Hypoestes bojeriana Nees
Hypoestes bosseri Benoist
Hypoestes brachiata Baker
Hypoestes busii
Hypoestes callicoma
Hypoestes caloi
Hypoestes calycina Benoist
Hypoestes cancellata Nees
Hypoestes capitata Benoist
Hypoestes carnosula
Hypoestes catati Benoist
Hypoestes caudata Benoist
Hypoestes celebica
Hypoestes cephalotes
Hypoestes cernua Nees
Hypoestes chloroclada Baker
Hypoestes chlorotricha(Bojer ex Nees) Benoist
Hypoestes ciliata
Hypoestes cinerascens Benoist
Hypoestes cinerea
Hypoestes clinopodia
Hypoestes cochlearia Benoist
Hypoestes comorensis Baker
Hypoestes comosa Benoist
Hypoestes complanata Benoist
Hypoestes confertiflora
Hypoestes congestiflora Baker
Hypoestes consanguinea Lindau
Hypoestes contorta Nees
Hypoestes corymbosa Baker
Hypoestes cruenta Benoist
Hypoestes cumingiana
Hypoestes decaisneana Nees
Hypoestes decaryana Benoist
Hypoestes densiflora
Hypoestes depauperata
Hypoestes diclipteroides Nees
Hypoestes discreta
Hypoestes distans
Hypoestes echioides
Hypoestes egena Benoist
Hypoestes elegans Nees
Hypoestes elliotii S.Moore
Hypoestes erythrostachya Benoist
Hypoestes fascicularis Nees
Hypoestes fastuosa
Hypoestes fimbriata
Hypoestes flavescens Benoist
Hypoestes flavovirens Benoist

Hypoestes flexibilis Nees
Hypoestes floribunda R.Br.
Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R.Br. (= H. forskalei, H. verticillaris auct. non L.f.)
Hypoestes glabrata
Hypoestes glandulifera Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes glandulosa (S.Moore) Benoist
Hypoestes gracilis Nees
Hypoestes grandifolia
Hypoestes halconensis
Hypoestes hastata Benoist
Hypoestes hirsuta Nees
Hypoestes humbertii Benoist
Hypoestes humifusa Benoist
Hypoestes inaequalis
Hypoestes incompta Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes inconspicua Balf.f.
Hypoestes involucrata
Hypoestes isalensis Benoist
Hypoestes jasminoides Baker
Hypoestes juanensis Benoist
Hypoestes kilimandscharica
Hypoestes kjellbergii
Hypoestes kuntzei
Hypoestes laeta Benoist
Hypoestes lanata
Hypoestes larsenii
Hypoestes lasiocladus Nees
Hypoestes lasiostegia Nees
- Hypoestes lasiostegia var. sanguinolenta (Van Houtte) Benoist
Hypoestes laxiflora
Hypoestes leptostegia S.Moore
Hypoestes linearis Elmer
Hypoestes longifolia
Hypoestes longilabiata Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes longispica Benoist
Hypoestes longituba Benoist
Hypoestes loniceroides Baker
Hypoestes macilenta Benoist
Hypoestes maculosa Nees
Hypoestes malaccensis
Hypoestes mangokiensis Benoist
Hypoestes menthaefolia
Hypoestes mindorensis
Hypoestes mlanjensis
Hypoestes mollior
Hypoestes mollissima (Vahl) Nees
Hypoestes moschata
Hypoestes multispicata Benoist
Hypoestes neesiana
Hypoestes nummularifolia Baker
Hypoestes obtusifolia Baker
Hypoestes oppositiflora Benoist
Hypoestes oxystegia Nees
Hypoestes palawanensis
Hypoestes parvula Benoist
Hypoestes pedunculosa
Hypoestes peristrophoides
Hypoestes perrieri Benoist
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker
Hypoestes plumosa
Hypoestes poilanei
Hypoestes poissonii Benoist
Hypoestes polymorpha
Hypoestes polythyrsa
Hypoestes populifolia
Hypoestes potamophila Heine
Hypoestes psilochlamys

Hypoestes psilostachys
Hypoestes pubescens
Hypoestes pubiflora T.Anderson
Hypoestes pulchra Nees
Hypoestes pulgarensis Elmer
Hypoestes purpurascens
Hypoestes purpurea
Hypoestes radicans
Hypoestes richardii Nees
Hypoestes rodriguesiana Balf.f.
Hypoestes rosea P.Beauv.
Hypoestes rothii
Hypoestes saboureaui Benoist
Hypoestes salajeriana
Hypoestes salensis
Hypoestes salicifolia
Hypoestes saxicola Nees
Hypoestes schmidtii
Hypoestes scoparia Benoist
Hypoestes secundiflora Baker
Hypoestes sennii
Hypoestes serpens (Vahl) R.Br. (= H. adscendens, H. calaminthoides)
Hypoestes sessilifolia Baker
Hypoestes setigera Benoist
Hypoestes sibulanensis Elmer
Hypoestes simensis
Hypoestes sinica
Hypoestes sokotrana
Hypoestes sparsiflora
Hypoestes spicata Nees
Hypoestes stachyoides Baker
Hypoestes stenoptera Benoist
Hypoestes strigata Benoist
Hypoestes strobilifera S.Moore
Hypoestes suaveolens
Hypoestes subcapitata
Hypoestes taeniata Benoist
Hypoestes talbotii S.Moore
Hypoestes tanganyikensis
Hypoestes tenuifolia
Hypoestes tenuis
Hypoestes tenuispica
Hypoestes tetraptera Benoist
Hypoestes teucrioides Nees (= H. microphylla)
Hypoestes teysmanniana
Hypoestes thomsoniana Nees
Hypoestes thothathrii
Hypoestes tomentosa
Hypoestes toroensis
Hypoestes transversa Benoist
Hypoestes trichochlamys Baker
Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. (= H. phaylopsoides)
Hypoestes triticea Lindau
Hypoestes tubiflora Benoist
Hypoestes udangensis
Hypoestes umbellata
Hypoestes uniflora
Hypoestes unilateralis Baker
Hypoestes urophora Benoist
Hypoestes vagabunda Benoist
Hypoestes vidalii
Hypoestes viguieri Benoist
Hypoestes volkensii
Hypoestes wallichii
Hypoestes warpurioides Benoist
Hypoestes zollingeriana

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