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Hypoestes

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Acanthoideae

Subtribe
  
Justiciinae

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Family
  
Tribe
  
Ruellieae

Scientific name
  
Hypoestes

Rank
  
Genus

Hypoestes Polka Dot Plants How to Grow and Care for Pink Polka Dots

Lower classifications
  
Polka dot plant, Hypoestes purpurea, Hypoestes pubescens

Hypoestes phyllostachya polka dot plant


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.

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Hypoestes Hypoestes phyllostachya Polka Dot Plant Polkadot Plant Garden

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 Hypoestes phyllostachya Hypoestes sanguinolenta Polka Dot plant

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.

Hypoestes Polka Dot Plants How to Grow and Care for Pink Polka Dots

Hypoestes phyllostachya polka dot plant


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Hypoestes Growing Polka Dot Plants Indoors

References

Hypoestes Wikipedia