Hypoestes

Hypoestes
	Polka dot plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Justicieae
Genus:	Hypoestes; Sol. ex R.Br.
Diversity
	Over 100 species
Synonyms
	Amphiestes S.Moore; Periestes Baill.

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 (Fittonia), water-willows (Justicia) and wrightworts (Carlowrightia).

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.[1]

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:[2]

Flowering stalks of Hypoestes aristata

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 (Vahl) 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(Bojer ex Nees) 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 (Nees) 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 (Vahl) R.Br. (= H. forskalei, H. verticillaris auct. non L.f.)
Hypoestes glandulifera Scott-Elliot
Hypoestes glandulosa (S.Moore) 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 (Vahl) 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 (L.)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 (Vahl) 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 (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
Hypoestes triticea Lindau
Hypoestes tubiflora Benoist
Hypoestes unilateralis Baker
Hypoestes urophora Benoist
Hypoestes vagabunda Benoist
Hypoestes viguieri Benoist
Hypoestes warpurioides Benoist

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References

G. Miller, Anthony; Morris, Miranda (1988). Plants of Dhofar. Oman: The sultanate of Oman. p. 12. ISBN 071570808-2.
"Hypoestes". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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[1] G. Miller, Anthony; Morris, Miranda (1988). Plants of Dhofar. Oman: The sultanate of Oman. p. 12. ISBN 071570808-2.

[Tropicos-2] "Hypoestes". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.