Graptophyllum

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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