Graptophyllum

Graptophyllum
Graptophyllum pictum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Justicieae
Genus:	Graptophyllum Nees (1832)
Species
15; see text
Synonyms
Earlia F.Muell. (1863) Marama Raf. (1838)

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

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]