Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Acanthaceae

Genus:

Hypoestes

Species:

Hypoestes aristata var. aristata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Range

East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Northeast Tropical Africa: Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan-South Sudan, South Tropical Africa: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa: Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, West Tropical Africa: Burkina, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, West-Central Tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is.