| Hypoestes phyllostachya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Hypoestes |
| Species: | H. phyllostachya
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypoestes phyllostachya Baker, 1887
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Hypoestes phyllostachya, the polka dot plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to South Africa, Madagascar, and south east Asia. The spots often merge into larger areas of colour.[1]
The genus name Hypoestes comes from the Greek hypo, meaning "under", and estia meaning "a house"; this refers to the calyxes being covered by bracts.[2] The Latin specific epithet phyllostachya means "with a leaf spike".[3]
- ^ "Hypoestes phyllostachya". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Hypoestes phyllostachya - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.