Abstract:After examining the type specimen Elmer 12785, it reveals that Hypoestes pulgarense Elmer is different from other Hypoestes Soland ex R. Br. in its solitary or few flowers clustered in leaf axils and bithecous anthers spurred on lower thecae and is a member of Justicia L. Therefore, a new combination, Justicia pulgarensis (Elmer) C. M. Gao & Y. F. Deng, is proposed herein.
