Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

Houttuynia cordata, known as chameleon plant, is a flowering species in the Saururaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia and grows in moist, shaded environments. The plant is named after Martinus Houttuyn and was described in 1783.
Description
Houttuynia cordata is a flowering plant in the genus Houttuynia, part of the Saururaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia and has been reported in regions such as the Oriental (Indomalaya), Palaearctic, and parts of the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. It thrives in moist, shaded habitats and is known by several common names, including fish mint, fish leaf, rainbow plant, and Chinese lizard tail. The species was named in honor of Martinus Houttuyn and was first published in 1783.
Other common names
ChameleonChameleon-FlowerChameleon-PlantChinese Lizard TailHouttuynia
Distribution
BR · Oriental (Indomalaya) · Palaearctic · TW · ZA · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · GB · AT · SE · AU · NZ · Jeju Island · GE · conterminous 48 United States · Vermont-US · SC · Alabama · Assam · Austria · Bangladesh · Cambodia · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Costa Rica · Czechoslovakia · East Himalaya · Germany
Synonyms
Polypara cochinchinensisPolypara cordataHouttuynia emeiensisHouttuynia cordata var. plenaHouttuynia cordata f. polypetaloideaHouttuynia cordata var. variegataHouttuynia cordata f. viridisHouttuynia foetidaPolypara cordata


