Biology:Graptophyllum

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Short description: Species of plant

Graptophyllum
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Graptophyllum pictum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Graptophyllum
Nees (1832)
Species[1]

15; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Earlia F.Muell. (1863)
  • Marama Raf. (1838)

Graptophyllum is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It incudes 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Graptophyllum Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

Wikidata ☰ Q1936027 entry