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Graptophyllum
Sign in to saveGraptophyllum 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
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
General: are recorded, of which only one, Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff., can
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 132
- With media
- 105
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Collections
- CAS, NY, RSA, MNHN, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Nouvelle-CaléDonie, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia/Malaya
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- Parent taxon
- Acanthaceae
- Image
- Starr 980529-4168 Graptophyllum pictum.jpg
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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.
==Species== , 15 species are accepted: Graptophyllum balansae – New Caledonia Graptophyllum excelsum – Queensland Graptophyllum gilliganii – New Guinea Graptophyllum glandulosum – Nigeria, Cameroon, and Central African Republic Graptophyllum ilicifolium – northeastern Queensland Graptophyllum insularum – Fiji and Tonga Graptophyllum macrostemon – northwestern New Caledonia Graptophyllum ophioliticum – northwestern New Caledonia Graptophyllum pictum – New Guinea Graptophyllum pubiflorum – New Guinea Graptophyllum repandum – Fiji Graptophyllum reticulatum – Queensland Graptophyllum sessilifolium – Fiji Graptophyllum spinigerum – Queensland Graptophyllum thorogoodii – Queensland
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