PLANTS Profile for Hypoestes phyllostachya (polkadot-plant)

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PLANTS Profile

Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker
polkadot-plant

Symbol:

HYPH2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		I

More Information:

Distribution:
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 1 species in Hypoestes

Classification:
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus	Hypoestes Sol. ex R. Br. – hypoestes
Species	Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker – polkadot-plant

Introduced Information:
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565237.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 03:38 PM CDT