Hypoestes phyllostachya, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 30 relations: Acanthaceae, Annual plant, Asia, Award of Garden Merit, Binomial nomenclature, Bract, Cob (material), Cultivar, Cutting (plant), Deer, Drought tolerance, Evergreen, Family (biology), Flowering plant, Greek language, Hardiness zone, Honeysuckle, Houseplant, Hypoestes, John Gilbert Baker, Latin, Madagascar, Ornamental plant, Plant stem, Royal Horticultural Society, Sepal, South Africa, Species, United Kingdom, United States.

2. Hypoestes

Acanthaceae

Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species.

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Annual plant

An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies.

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Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.

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Award of Garden Merit

The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Bract

In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale.

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Cob (material)

Cob, cobb, or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fibrous organic material (typically straw), and sometimes lime.

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Cultivar

A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and which retains those traits when propagated.

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Cutting (plant)

A plant cutting is a piece of a plant that is used in horticulture for vegetative (asexual) propagation.

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Deer

A deer (deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).

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Drought tolerance

In botany, drought tolerance is the ability by which a plant maintains its biomass production during arid or drought conditions.

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Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Flowering plant

Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae, commonly called angiosperms.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Hardiness zone

A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants.

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Honeysuckle

Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae.

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Houseplant

A houseplant, sometimes known as a pot plant, potted plant, or an indoor plant, is an ornamental plant that is grown indoors. Hypoestes phyllostachya and houseplant are house plants.

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Hypoestes

Hypoestes is a flowering plant genus of about 150 species. Hypoestes phyllostachya and Hypoestes are Paleotropical flora.

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John Gilbert Baker

John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an English botanist.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space.

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Plant stem

A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root.

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Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.

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Sepal

A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants).

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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See also

Hypoestes

• Hypoestes
• Hypoestes floribunda
• Hypoestes forskaolii
• Hypoestes phyllostachya
• Hypoestes pubescens

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoestes_phyllostachya

Also known as Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot-plant.