Hypoestes aristata
Also known as: Diapedium verticillare (L.fil.) Kuntze +17 more
- Diapedium verticillare (L.fil.) Kuntze
- Dicliptera jussiaei Webb
- Dicliptera verticillaris (L.fil.) Juss.
- Hypoestes antennifera S.Moore
- Hypoestes aristata R.Br.
- Hypoestes aristata var. alba K.Balkwill
- Hypoestes aristata var. insularis (T.Anderson) Benoist
- Hypoestes aristata var. kikuyensis Benoist
- Hypoestes aristata var. letestui Benoist
- Hypoestes aristata var. macrophylla Nees
- Hypoestes aristata var. staudtii (Lindau) Benoist
- Hypoestes clinopodia E.Mey. ex Nees
- Hypoestes forsskalii (Vahl) R.Br.
- Hypoestes forsskalii subsp. hildebrandtii (Lindau) I.Darbysh.
- Hypoestes forsskalii var. grandifolia Gilli
- Hypoestes insularis T.Anderson
- Hypoestes plumosa E.Mey.
- Hypoestes polymorpha E.Mey.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Acanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or shrub.
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Hypoestes aristata is a scrambling shrub within the Acanthaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms