Graptophyllum
| Graptophyllum | |
|---|---|
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| Graptophyllum pictum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Nees (1832) |
| Species[1] | |
| 15; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Graptophyllum is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 15 species with a disjunct distribution, with one species (Graptophyllum glandulosum) native to tropical Africa, and the others to New Guinea, Queensland, and the southwest Pacific Islands.[1]
Species
15 species are accepted:
- Graptophyllum balansae Heine - New Caledonia
- Graptophyllum excelsum (F.Muell.) Druce – scarlet fuchsia, prickly fuchsia [1], Queensland
- Graptophyllum gilliganii (F.M.Bailey) S.Moore – New Guinea
- Graptophyllum glandulosum Turrill – Nigeria, Cameroon, and Central African Republic
- Graptophyllum ilicifolium (F.Muell.) Benth. – Mount Blackwood holly, holly fuchsia,[2], or holly-leaved graptophyllum [3], northeastern Queensland
- Graptophyllum insularum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji and Tonga
- Graptophyllum macrostemon Heine - New Caledonia – northwestern New Caledonia
- Graptophyllum ophioliticum Heine - New Caledonia – northwestern New Caledonia (Mount Homédéboa)
- Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. – caricature plant, New Guinea
- Graptophyllum pubiflorum S.Moore – New Guinea
- Graptophyllum repandum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji
- Graptophyllum reticulatum A.R.Bean & Sharpe – reticulated holly or veiny graptophyllum [4], Queensland
- Graptophyllum sessilifolium A.C.Sm. – Fiji (Vanua Levu)
- Graptophyllum spinigerum F.Muell. – Queensland [5]
- Graptophyllum thorogoodii C.T.White – Queensland [6]
References
- ^ a b c Graptophyllum Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 February 2024.