8032.000 Hypoestes Sol. ex R.Br.

Description of the genus

Herbs or subshrubs. Inflorescence axillary, an umbel-like group of monochasical cymes. Primary bracts leaf-like. Calyx actinomorphic; 4- or 5-lobed. Corolla 2-lipped, resupinate; lip in upper position 3-toothed with an indistinct rugula; lip in lower position entire or emarginate. Fertile stamens 2, 1-thecous; staminodes 0. Pollen prolate.

Derivation of name: From hypo (under) and estia (a house) (Greek), referring to the covering of the calyx by the bracts

Worldwide: c.40 Old World tropics

Malawi: 3 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
Calaenorrhinus galenus (Orange Flat, Orange Sprite)
Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
aristata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.N,C,SDescription, Image
forskaolii (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. subsp. forskaolii N,C,SDescription, Image
triflora (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.N,C,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Hypoestes:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Hypoestes
Flora of Burundi: Hypoestes
Flora of Caprivi: Hypoestes
Flora of the DRC: Hypoestes
Flora of Mozambique: Hypoestes
Flora of Rwanda: Hypoestes
Flora of Zambia: Hypoestes
Flora of Zimbabwe: Hypoestes
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Hypoestes

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hypoestes
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hypoestes
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hypoestes
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hypoestes
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hypoestes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hypoestes
JSTOR Plant Science: Hypoestes
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hypoestes
Plants of the World Online: Hypoestes
Tropicos: Hypoestes
Wikipedia: Hypoestes

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Hypoestes.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1351, retrieved 9 November 2024

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