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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]
Species
15 species are accepted:
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Graptophyllum balansae Heine -
New Caledonia
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Graptophyllum excelsum (F.Muell.) Druce – scarlet fuchsia, prickly fuchsia
[1], Queensland
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Graptophyllum gilliganii (F.M.Bailey) S.Moore – New Guinea
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Graptophyllum glandulosum Turrill – Nigeria, Cameroon, and Central African Republic
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Graptophyllum ilicifolium (F.Muell.) Benth. – Mount Blackwood holly, holly fuchsia,
[2], or holly-leaved graptophyllum
[3], northeastern Queensland
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Graptophyllum insularum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji and Tonga
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Graptophyllum macrostemon Heine -
New Caledonia – northwestern New Caledonia
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Graptophyllum ophioliticum Heine -
New Caledonia – northwestern New Caledonia (Mount Homédéboa)
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Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. – caricature plant, New Guinea
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Graptophyllum pubiflorum S.Moore – New Guinea
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Graptophyllum repandum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji
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Graptophyllum reticulatum A.R.Bean & Sharpe – reticulated holly or veiny graptophyllum
[4], Queensland
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Graptophyllum sessilifolium A.C.Sm. – Fiji (Vanua Levu)
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Graptophyllum spinigerum F.Muell. – Queensland
[5]
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Graptophyllum thorogoodii C.T.White – Queensland
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References