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| Graptophyllum | |
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| Graptophyllum pictum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Graptophyllum Nees[1][2] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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.
Species
[edit]As of September 2025[update], 15 species are accepted:[1][2]
- Graptophyllum balansae Heine – New Caledonia
- Graptophyllum excelsum (F.Muell.) Druce – Queensland
- Graptophyllum gilliganii (F.M.Bailey) S.Moore – New Guinea
- Graptophyllum glandulosum Turrill – Nigeria, Cameroon, and Central African Republic
- Graptophyllum ilicifolium (F.Muell.) Benth. – northeastern Queensland
- Graptophyllum insularum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji and Tonga
- Graptophyllum macrostemon Heine – northwestern New Caledonia
- Graptophyllum ophioliticum Heine – northwestern New Caledonia
- Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. – New Guinea
- Graptophyllum pubiflorum S.Moore – New Guinea
- Graptophyllum repandum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji
- Graptophyllum reticulatum A.R.Bean & Sharpe – Queensland
- Graptophyllum sessilifolium A.C.Sm. – Fiji
- Graptophyllum spinigerum F.Muell. – Queensland
- Graptophyllum thorogoodii C.T.White – Queensland
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Graptophyllum Nees". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Bánki, O.; Roskov, Y.; Döring, M.; Ower, G.; Hernández Robles, D.R.; Plata Corredor, C.A.; Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T.; Örn, A.; Pape, T.; Hobern, D.; Garnett, S.; Little, H.; DeWalt, R.E.; Miller, J.; Orrell, T.; Aalbu, R.; Abbott, J.; Aedo, C.; Aescht, E. (2025). "Graptophyllum Nees". Catalogue of Life (Version 2025-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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