Ribbon Bush

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult. var. aristata
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ACANTHACEAE
Synonyms
Hypoestes antennifera S.Moore, Hypoestes verticillaris (L.f.) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult., Justicia aristata Vahl
Common Names
Idolo-lenkonyane-elimhlophe (z), Lintbos (a), Ribbon Bush (e), Seeroogblommetjie (a), Uhlonyane (z)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/01/19
Assessor(s)
D.A. Kamundi
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult. var. aristata Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Kamundi, D.A. 2006. Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult. var. aristata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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