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Taxon:  Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker



Summary
Genus:
Hypoestes
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
19625
Place of publication:
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22:511. 1887
Verified:
05/26/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hypoestes sanguinolenta hort.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Breedlove, D. E., ed. Flora of Chiapas. 1981-
  3. Burger, W. C., ed. Flora costaricensis. 1971-
  4. Daniel, T. F. 2001. Catalog of Acanthaceae in El Salvador. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23:115-137.
  5. Daniel, T. F. 2010. Catalog of Guatemalan Acanthaceae: taxonomy, ecology and conservation. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 61:291-379.
  6. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
  8. Hokche, O. et al. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008
  9. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  10. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. 2008
  11. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  13. Liogier, H. A. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. 1984-
  14. Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997
  15. Nelson, C. H. N. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras. 2008
  16. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. 1991-
  17. Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:41.
  18. Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
English
flamingo-plant –
freckle-face –
measlesplant –
pink-dot –
polka-dot-plant –
Portuguese (Brazil)
confete –
Swedish
rosenstänk –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMerida 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Parana 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz 
Native
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Puerto Rico
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Merida]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay [Alto Parana]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [La Paz]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Weed  Breedlove, D. E., ed. Flora of Chiapas. 1981-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19625. Accessed 2 August 2025.


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