Graptophyllum

Graptophyllum pictum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
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. Reference page.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Graptophyllum. .

Vernacular names

• 中文: 彩叶木属, 紫叶属

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