Hypoestes phyllostachya

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Genus: Hypoestes
Species: Hypoestes phyllostachya

Name

Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker, 1887

Synonyms

• Hypoestes sanguinolenta Hook.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional:Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baker, J.G. 1887. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. London 22: 511.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Hypoestes phyllostachya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Hypoestes phyllostachya. Published online. Accessed Jun. 12 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Hypoestes phyllostachya in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Hypoestes phyllostachya . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 12.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hypoestes phyllostachya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Polka dot plant
français: Plante aux éphélides

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