| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe | Justicieae |
| Scientific name | Hypoestes aristata Solander ex Roemer & Schultes |
| Synonyms | Hypoestes antennifera S. Moore; Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes var. barteri (T. Anderson) Benoist; Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes var. insularis (T. Anderson) Benoist; Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes var. kikuyensis Benoist; Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes var. letestui Benoist; Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes var. macrophylla Nees; Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes var. staudtii (Lindau) Benoist; Hypoestes barteri T. Anderson; Hypoestes insularis T. Anderson; Hypoestes staudtii Lindau; Hypoestes verticillaris (L. f.) Solander ex Roemer & Schultes; Justicia aristata Vahl; Justicia verticillaris L. f. |
| Common name | (English common name) Ribbon bush |
| (Japanese common name) none | |
| Distribution | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Swaziland |
| Reference | Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult. |
| Hypoestes aristata (Vahl) Sol. ex Roem. & Schult. var. aristata |
| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |