Graptophyllum

<i>Graptophyllum</i>

Graptophyllum

Species of plant

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]

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Species

15 species are accepted:

  • Graptophyllum balansae Heine - New Caledonia
  • Graptophyllum excelsum (F.Muell.) Druce – scarlet fuchsia, prickly fuchsia , 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,, or holly-leaved graptophyllum , 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 , Queensland
  • Graptophyllum sessilifolium A.C.Sm. – Fiji (Vanua Levu)
  • Graptophyllum spinigerum F.Muell. – Queensland
  • Graptophyllum thorogoodii C.T.White – Queensland

References

  1. [1]
    Graptophyllum Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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