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Purple Ribbon Bush

Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Soland. ex Roem. & Schult.

Derivation of specific name

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aristata: bearing a long bristle-like point; aristate
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154280
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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A bushy perennial. Inflorescences in leaf axils in more or less dense whorls.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154280
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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visit source
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Locally common in high rainfall areas
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154280
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe