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Ver. 24.11
November 5th, 2024

509.0000 Family Acanthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 102 (1789) (´Acanthi´), nom. cons.
ca. 192 genera, ca. 5500 spp. Phylogeny: Manzitto-Tripp et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 5485
= Avicenniaceae Miq.; Lehm., Pl. Preiss. 1: 353 (1845), nom. cons.
= Justiciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 60 (1838)
= Mendonciaceae Bremek.; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., ser. C, 56: 540 (1954)
= Meyeniaceae Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Nelsoniaceae (Nees) Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Thunbergiaceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 979 (1870)
509.5117 Genus Hypoestes Sol. ex R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 474 (1810)
Distribution: Tropical Old World, mostly Madagascar, trop. Africa (10)
Species listed in database: 139
= Amphiestes S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 223 (1906)
= Periestes Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 833 (1890)
species :
Hypoestes acuminata Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 512 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes aldabrensis Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 150 (1894)
Distribution: Aldabra (Aldabra Isl., Asuncio Isl., Cosmoledo Isl., Astove Isl.)
29 ALD
species :
Hypoestes andamanensis Thoth.; Reinwardtia 7: I (1965)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, Rutland Isl.)
41 AND
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes thothathrii Vasudeva Rao & Chakrab.; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5: 989 (1984)
species :
Hypoestes angusta Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 530 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes angustilabiata Benoist; Natural. Malgache 4(1): 43-44 (1952)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes anisophylla Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 503 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes arachnopus Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 487 (1937 publ. 1938)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. 1: 140 (1817)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; ?Liberia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Chad; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Saudi Arabia (Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, W-Yemen)
22 BEN BKN GHA GUI IVO MLI NGA SEN SIE TOG 23 BIO BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB ZAI 24 CHA ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ 35 OMA SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Diapedium verticillare (L.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 485 (1891)
= Dicliptera jussiaei Webb; Hook. Niger Fl. 168 (1849)
= Dicliptera verticillaris (L.f.) Juss.; Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 268 (1807)
= Hypoestes antennifera S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 41 (1880)
= Hypoestes aristata R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 474 (1810)
= Hypoestes aristata var. alba K.Balkwill; S. African J. Bot. 51: 141 (1985)
= Hypoestes aristata var. insularis (T.Anderson) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 244 (1942)
= Hypoestes aristata var. kikuyensis Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 244 (1942)
= Hypoestes aristata var. letestui Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 244 (1942)
= Hypoestes aristata var. macrophylla Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 510 (1847)
= Hypoestes aristata var. staudtii (Lindau) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 244 (1942)
= Hypoestes clinopodia E.Mey. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 508 (1847)
= Hypoestes insularis T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 49 (1862)
= Hypoestes plumosa E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. 193 (1843)
= Hypoestes polymorpha E.Mey.; Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. 193 (1843)
= Hypoestes staudtii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 122 (1895)
= Hypoestes verticillaris (L.f.) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. 1: 140 (1817)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. modesta Benoist; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 33: 533 (1927)
= Justicia aristata Vahl; Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 2: 20 (1791)
= Justicia verticillaris L.f.; Suppl. Pl. 85 (1781)
variant :
var. thiniorum K.Balkwill; S. Afr. J. Bot. 51(2): 141 (1985)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Hypoestes axillaris Benoist; Lecomte, Notul. Syst. 1: 224 (1910)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes bakeri Vatke; Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 9: 133 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes betsiliensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 222 (1906)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes bojeriana Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 506 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes bosseri Benoist; Natural. Malgache 4(1): 44-45 (1952)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes brachiata Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 224 (1883)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes calycina Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 392 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes cancellata Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 505 (1847)
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Sao Vicente Isl.); Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; S-Chad; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola
21 CVI 22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO NGA SEN SIE 23 CAF CMN CON 24 CHA SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes callicoma S.Moore; J. Bot. 41 (1880)
= Justicia cancellata Willd. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 506 (1847)
species :
Hypoestes canescens Hedrén & Thulin; Willdenowia 45(1): 93 (2015), nom. nov.
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes cinerea Hedrén; Willdenowia 36(2): 752 (754) (2006), non C. B. Clarke 1906
species :
Hypoestes capitata Boivin ex Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 185 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes carnosula Chiov.; Result. Sci. Miss. Stefan.-Paoli Somal. Ital. 1: 142 (1916)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Remarks: probably a variant of H. forskaolii
species :
Hypoestes catatii Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 683 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes caudata Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 389 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. glabrescens Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 486 (1937)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes celebica Bremek.; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 42: 398 (1948)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Hypoestes cernua Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 502 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes chloroclada Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 513 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes chlorotricha (Bojer ex Nees) Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 485 (1937 publ. 1938)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lasiocladus chlorotrichos Bojer; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 510 (1847)
variant :
var. elongata Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 485 (1937)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes cinerascens Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 483 (1937 publ. 1938)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes cinerea C.B.Clarke; Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bureau Bull. 35: 89 (1906)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes cochlearia Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 485 (1937 publ. 1938)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes comorensis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 223 (1883)
Distribution: Comores (Mayotte, Grande Comore, Anjouan)
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Periestes comorensis (Baker) Lindau; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 333 (1895)
species :
Hypoestes comosa Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 187 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes complanata Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. II. 1: 222 (1929)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes confertiflora Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 451 (1922)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes congestiflora Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 511 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes corymbosa Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 223 (1883)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes cruenta Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 262 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes cumingiana Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. 2: 1122 (1873)
Distribution: Taiwan; Philippines (Luzon)
38 TAI 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Peristrophe cumingiana Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 498 (1847)
= Hypoestes linearis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 517 (1908)
species :
Hypoestes decaisneana Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 508 (1847)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Hypoestes decaryana Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 262 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes diclipteroides Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 510 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Periestes baronii Baill.; Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 833 (1890)
species :
Hypoestes discreta S.Moore; J. Bot. 63: 169 (1925)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 LSI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Hypoestes ecbolioides I.Darbysh.; Kew Bull. 70(4)-44: 4 (2015)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Hypoestes egena Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 684 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes elegans Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 502 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes elliotii S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 221 (1906)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes erythrostachya Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 391 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes fascicularis Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 504 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes fastuosa (L.) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 140 (1817)
Distribution: Comores
29 COM
Synonyms: hidden
= Justicia fastuosa L.; Mant. Pl. 2: 172 (1771)
species :
Hypoestes flavescens Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 531 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes flavovirens Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 76: 1035 (1929 publ. 1930)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes flexibilis Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 505 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Justicia flexibilis Bojer ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 505 (1847)
species :
Hypoestes floribunda R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 474 (1810)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales)
42 LSI PHI 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes distans Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 606 (1929)
= Hypoestes floribunda subsp. densiflora Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 554 (1868)
= Hypoestes floribunda subsp. distans Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 554 (1868)
= Hypoestes floribunda subsp. paniculata Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 554 (1868)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. angustifolia Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 554 (1868)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. canescens Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 554 (1868)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. cinerea R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 214 (1986)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. distans (Benth.) Ewart & O.B.Davies; Fl. N. Territory: 252 (1917)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. paniculata (Benth.) Ewart & O.B.Davies; Fl. N. Territory: 252 (1917)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. pubescens Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 4: 554 (1868)
= Hypoestes floribunda var. suaveolens (C.A.Gardner) R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 223 (1986)
= Hypoestes suaveolens C.A.Gardner; Bull. Woods Forests Dept. Western Australis 32: 91 (1923)
variant :
var. neoguineensis R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 211 (1986)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch.
42 NWG 43 BIS
variant :
var. varia R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 216 (1986)
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)
50 AUS
variant :
var. velutina R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 209 (1986)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
variant :
var. yorkensis R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 212 (1986)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R.Br.; Salt, Voy. Abyss., App.: lxiii (1814)
subspecies :
subsp. forskaolii
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Ilha de Sao Tiago); Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Gabon; Chad (incl. Tibesti, Ennedi); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen)
21 CVI 22 BKN GNB MLI 23 CMN GAB 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 35 OMA SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes annua Hochst. & Steud. ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 791 (1840)
= Hypoestes depauperata Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 52 (1894)
= Hypoestes echioides Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 52 (1894)
= Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. 1: 140 (1817), isonym
= Hypoestes forskaolii var. canescens Franch.; Sert. Somal.: 54 (1882)
= Hypoestes forskaolii var. grandifolia Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 52 (1973)
= Hypoestes latifolia Hochst.; Flora 24: I. Intell. 43 (1841)
= Hypoestes latifolia var. integrifolia Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 509 (1847)
= Hypoestes mlanjensis C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 250 (1900)
= Hypoestes mollis T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 49 (1864)
= Hypoestes paniculata (Forssk.) Schweinf.; Arab. Pflanzennamen 144 (1912), nom. illeg., et ex Robyns, Fl. Spermatophyt. Parc Nat. Albert 2: 298 (1947)
= Hypoestes preussii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 48 (1894)
= Hypoestes rothii T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 49 (1863)
= Hypoestes tanganyikensis C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 252 (1900)
= Hypoestes tenuispica Delile ex Martelli; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 20: 395 (1888)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. denudata Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 507 (1847)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. forskaolii (Vahl) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 246 (1942)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. glabra S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 363 (1880)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. latifolia (Hochst. ex Nees) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 247 (1942)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. mollis (T.Anderson) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 246 (1942)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. violaceotincta (Lindau) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 247 (1942)
= Hypoestes violaceotincta Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 323 (1897)
= Justicia forskaolii Vahl; Symb. Bot. 1: 2 (1790)
= Justicia forskohlii (Vahl) R.Br. ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 838 (1840)
= Justicia paniculata Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt. Arab. 4 (1775) (non Burm.f. 1768)
subspecies :
subsp. hildebrandtii (Lindau) I.Darbysh.; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Acanth. (Part 2) 729 (2010)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes hildebrandtii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 48 (1894)
= Hypoestes paniculata var. hildebrandtii (Lindau) Fiori; Boschi Piante Legnose dell´Eritrea: 358 (1912)
= Hypoestes verticillaris var. hildebrandtii (Lindau) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 246 (1942)
species :
Hypoestes glandulifera Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 41 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes gracilis Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 506 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Justicia gracilis Lyall ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 506 (1847)
= Rhinacanthus gracilis Bojer ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 506 (1847)
species :
Hypoestes halconensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 26: 490 (1925)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes hastata Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 532 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes hirsuta Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 504 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes humbertii Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 389 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes humifusa Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 529 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes incompta Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 41 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes inconspicua Balf.f.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 18 (1877)
Distribution: +Rodrigues
29 ROD
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex
species :
Hypoestes isalensis Benoist; Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 33: 392-393 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes jasminoides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 432 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes juanensis Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 76: 1034 (1929 publ. 1930)
Distribution: Madagascar; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] (Juan de Nova Isl.)
29 MCI MDG
species :
Hypoestes kjellbergii Bremek.; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 42: 399 (1948)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Hypoestes kuntzei C.B.Clarke ex Ridl.; J. Fed. Mal. States Mus. 8: IV. 74 (1917), nom. nov.
Distribution: Sumatra; Java
42 JAW SUM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes rosea var. laxiflora Kuntze; nom. inval.
species :
Hypoestes laeta Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 76: 1035 (1929 publ. 1930)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes lanata Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 343 (1850)
Distribution: S-India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN R. Critically endangered
species :
Hypoestes larsenii Bremek.; Dansk Bot. Arkiv 23: 216 (1965)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Hypoestes lasioclada Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 503 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes lasioclada var. leucopogonata Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 485 (1937)
species :
Hypoestes lasiostegia Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 504 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes leptostegia S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 221 (1906)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes longilabiata Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 40 (1891)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes longispica Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 186 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes longituba Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 264 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes loniceroides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 225 (1883)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes macilenta Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 530 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes maculosa Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 503 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Justicia maculosa Bojer ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 504 (1847)
species :
Hypoestes malaccensis Wight; Ic. 4: t. 1555 (1850)
Distribution: Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Melaka); Philippines (Luzon)
41 VIE 42 MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes laxiflora Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 508 (1847)
= Hypoestes trichochlamys Bremek.; Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2 45(2): 35 (1948), nom. illeg., non Baker
species :
Hypoestes mangokiensis Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 484 (1937 publ. 1938)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes merrillii C.B.Clarke ex Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1697 (1913)
Distribution: Palawan
42 PLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Hypoestes mindorensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 448 (1922)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes mollior C.B.Clarke ex S.Moore; J. Bot. 63: 169 (1925)
Distribution: Java (incl. Madura Isl.)
42 JAW
species :
Hypoestes mollissima (Vahl) Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 505 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia mollissima Vahl; Symb. Bot. 3: 82 (1794)
species :
Hypoestes multispicata Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 187 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes nummularifolia Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 340 (1890)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes obtusifolia Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 512 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes oppositiflora Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 188 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes oxystegia Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 505 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes palawanensis C.B.Clarke; Philipp. J. Sci. 1: Suppl. 248 (1906)
Distribution: Palawan
42 PLW
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Hypoestes parvula Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 529 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes perrieri Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 684 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 51 (1887)
Name: Polka dot plant
Distribution: Madagascar; Nepal [I]; S-India [I]; Australia [I] (Queensland [I]); Norfolk Isl. [I]; New Caledonia [I]; Cook Isl. [I]; Hawaii [I] (Hawaii Isl. [I]); Mexico [I]; Guatemala [I]; El Salvador [I]; Honduras [I]; Costa Rica [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Colombia [I] (Antioquia [I], Cundinamarca [I], Huila [I]); Venezuela [I]; Bolivia [I]; Paraguay [I]
29 MDG 40 ind nep 50 aus nfk 60 nwc 61 coo 63 haw 79 mex 80 cos els gua hon 81 gdl his pue 82 clm ven 83 bol 85 par
Synonyms: hidden
= Eranthemum sanguinolentum Veitch ex Van Houtte; Ann. Gén. Hort. 16: 157 (1865)
= Hypoestes lasiostegia var. sanguinolenta (Veitch ex Van Houtte) Benoist; H. Perrier, Cat. Pl. Madagasc. 182: 29 (1939)
= Hypoestes sanguinolenta (Veitch ex Van Houtte) Hook.; Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5511 (1865)
species :
Hypoestes poilanei Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 74: 911 (1927 publ. 1928)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Hypoestes poissonii Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 390 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
variant :
var. vestita Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 390 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes polythyrsa Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 852 (1856)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.
42 JAW LSI
species :
Hypoestes populifolia Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 852 (1856)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Hypoestes potamophila Heine; Fl. Gabon, No. 13, 234 (1966)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Hypoestes psilochlamys Bremek.; Philipp. J. Sci. 80: 18 (1952)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes pubescens Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 89 (1883)
Distribution: Samha Isl.; Soqotra
24 SOC
Remarks: probably a variant of H. forskaolii
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Hypoestes pubiflora T.Anderson ex Baron; Rev. Madagascar. 8: 359 (1906)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes pulchra Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 505 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes purpurea (L.) R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 1: 474 (1810)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hongkong); Taiwan
36 CHI 38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes sinica Miq.; J. Bot. Neerl. 1: 117 (1861)
= Justicia chinensis Mart. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 509 (1847), nom. inval.
= Justicia forskohlii Willd. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 509 (1847)
= Justicia purpurea L.; Sp. Pl. 16 (1753)
= Peristrophe purpurea (L.) Hochr.; Candollea 5: 234 (1934)
= Rostellularia purpurea (L.) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 4A: 92 (2003)
species :
Hypoestes radicans Deflers; Voy. Yemen 183, t. 5 (1889)
Distribution: Yemen (N-Inner Yemen)
35 YEM
species :
Hypoestes richardii Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 502 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes rodriguesiana Balf.f.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 18 (1877)
Distribution: +Rodrigues
29 ROD
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex
species :
Hypoestes rosea Beauverd; Fl. Oware 2: 66, t. 100 (1818)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; ?Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
22 NGA SIE 23 BIO CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes aristata var. barteri (T.Anderson) Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 10: 244 (1942)
= Hypoestes barteri T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 49 (1863)
= Hypoestes talbotiae S.Moore; Rendle et al., Cat. Pl. Oban: 88 (1913)
= Hypoestes triticea Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(1-2): 51 (1894)
species :
Hypoestes saboureaui Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 109: 135.(1962);
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes salajeriana Bremek.; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 43: 63 (1949)
Distribution: Sulawesi (Selayar Isl.)
42 SUL
species :
Hypoestes salensis Benoist; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 33: 392 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Hypoestes saxicola Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 503 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes saxicola var. spatula Benoist; H. Perrier, Cat. Pl. Madagasc. 182: 31 (1939)
= Ruellia saxicola Bojer ex Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 503 (1847)
species :
Hypoestes scoparia Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 685 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes serpens (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 141 (1817)
Distribution: Madagascar; +Mauritius
29 MAU MDG
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex (Madagascar)
Synonyms: hidden
= Calophanes mauritianus T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 23 (1863), nomen
= Dyschoriste mauritiana (T.Anderson) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 486 (1891)
= Hypoestes adscendens Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 502 (1847)
= Hypoestes alsine Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 502 (1847)
= Hypoestes calaminthoides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 222 (1883)
= Justicia repens Néraud ex T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 23 (1863), nom. inval.
= Justicia serpens Vahl; Symb. Bot. 2: 2 (1791)
species :
Hypoestes sessilifolia Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 512 (1887)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes setigera Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 264 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes sparsiflora R.M.Barker; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 9: 197 (1986)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Hypoestes spicata Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 504 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes stachyoides Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 431 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes stenoptera Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 683 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes strobilifera S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 40 (1880)
Distribution: Mali; Burkina Faso; Nigeria; Cameroon; SW-Chad; South Sudan
22 BKN MLI NGA 23 CMN 24 CHA SSU
variant :
var. tisserantii Benoist; Not. Syst. Paris 10: 242 (1942)
Distribution: Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda
22 NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN ZAI 25 UGA
species :
Hypoestes subcapitata C.B.Clarke; Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bureau Bull. 35: 90 (1906)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes taeniata Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 391 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes tenuifolia Ridl.; J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 1: 83 (1923)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Hypoestes tenuis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 450 (1922)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Hypoestes tetraptera Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 686 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes teucrioides Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 503 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes microphylla Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 511 (1887), non Nees
species :
Hypoestes teysmanniana Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 853 (1856)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Hypoestes thomsoniana Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 502 (1847)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes transversa Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 33: 532 (1927)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes trichochlamys Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 432 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. 1: 141 (1817)
Distribution: Guinea; Ghana; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Yemen (W-Yemen, N-Inner Yemen); China (Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Shan); Thailand
22 GHA GUI NGA TOG 23 BIO BUR CMN 24 ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM 27 SAF SWZ 35 YEM 36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Dicliptera riparia var. yuennanensis Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 7: 898 (1936)
= Hypoestes acuminata Hochst. ex T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 50 (1864), nomen
= Hypoestes adoensis Hochst.; Flora 24: I. Intell. 24 (1841), nomen
= Hypoestes adoensis var. andersonii Engl.; Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika: 395 (1892)
= Hypoestes busii Pic.Serm.; Miss. Stud. Lago Tana 7: Ricerche Bot., Pt. 1, 142 (1951)
= Hypoestes caloi Chiov.; Ann. Bot., Roma 9: 129 (1911)
= Hypoestes ciliata Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 51 (1894)
= Hypoestes consanguinea Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 50 (1894)
= Hypoestes inaequalis Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 50 (1894)
= Hypoestes kilimandscharica Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: Beibl. no. 47: 47 (1894)
= Hypoestes microphylla Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 504 (1847)
= Hypoestes phaylopsoides S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London Ser. II. 4: 34 (1894)
= Hypoestes rosea Nees; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 506 (1847), non Decne. (1834)
= Hypoestes sennii Chiov.; Atti R. Accad. Ital., Mem. Cl. Sci. Fis. etc. 11: (Pl. Nov. Aethiop.) 51(1940)
= Hypoestes simensis Hochst. ex Schweinf.; Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 111 (1867)
= Hypoestes toroensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 92 (1907)
= Hypoestes uniflora Hochst.; Flora 24(1 Intell.): 24 (1841), nomen
= Hypoestes wallichii Nees; Wall. Pl. As. Rar. 3: 114 (1832)
= Justicia triflora Forssk.; Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 4 (1775)
variant :
var. pedunculata N.P.Balakr.; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 16(1-4): 172 (1974 publ. 1977)
Distribution: India (Meghalaya)
40 IND
species :
Hypoestes tubiflora Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 682 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes unilateralis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 431 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes urophora Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 84: 486 (1937 publ. 1938)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes vagabunda Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 685 (1938 publ. 1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes vidalii C.B.Clarke; Philipp. Gov. Lab. Bureau Bull. 35: 90 (1906)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes acutior C.B.Clarke; Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35: 90 (1906)
species :
Hypoestes viguieri Benoist; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 263 (1920)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes warpurioides Benoist; Notul. Syst., ed. Humbert 12: 15 (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Hypoestes zamboangensis Pelser; Blumea 66(1): 97 (2021), nom. nov.
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Hypoestes axillaris Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 449 (1922), non Benoist 1910
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