Graptophyllum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Graptophyllinae
Genus: Graptophyllum
Species: G. balansae – G. excelsum – G. gilligani – G. glandulosum – G. ilicifolium – G. insularum – G. macrostemon – G. ophiolithicum – G. pictum – G. pubiflorum – G. repandum – G. reticulatum – G. siphonostenum – G. spinigerum – G. thorogoodii
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Graptophyllum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 11. Reference page.

Name

Graptophyllum Nees in Wall., Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 76, 102. 1832.
Type species: Graptophyllum hortense Nees, nom. illeg.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Earlia F.Muell., Fragm. 3: 159. 1863.
Type species: Earlia excelsa F.Muell.
Marama Raf., Fl. Tell. 4: 62. 1836 publ. 1838.
Type species: Marama picta (L.) Raf.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Western Africa
Cameroon, Nigeria
Regional: Central Africa
Central African Repu
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Western Africa
Fiji, Tonga
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Papuasia
New Caledonia, New Guinea
Regional: Australia
Queensland
Introduced into:
Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Tokelau-Manihiki, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in Wallich, N. (1832) Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 76, 102.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Graptophyllum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Graptophyllum. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 11 2018. Reference page.
The Plant List 2013. Graptophyllum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 11.
Tropicos.org 2018. Graptophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun. 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Graptophyllum. .

Vernacular names
中文: 彩叶木属, 紫叶属

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:

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

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