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.

Graptophyllum
Graptophyllum pictum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Justicieae
Genus:	Graptophyllum Nees[1][2]
Species
see text
Synonyms[1][2]
Earlia F.Muell. Marama Raf.

Species

As of September 2025^[update], 15 species are accepted:^[1][2]

• Graptophyllum balansae Heine – New Caledonia
• Graptophyllum excelsum (F.Muell.) Druce – Queensland
• Graptophyllum gilliganii (F.M.Bailey) S.Moore – New Guinea
• Graptophyllum glandulosum Turrill – Nigeria, Cameroon, and Central African Republic
• Graptophyllum ilicifolium (F.Muell.) Benth. – northeastern Queensland
• Graptophyllum insularum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji and Tonga
• Graptophyllum macrostemon Heine – northwestern New Caledonia
• Graptophyllum ophioliticum Heine – northwestern New Caledonia
• Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. – New Guinea
• Graptophyllum pubiflorum S.Moore – New Guinea
• Graptophyllum repandum (A.Gray) A.C.Sm. – Fiji
• Graptophyllum reticulatum A.R.Bean & Sharpe – Queensland
• Graptophyllum sessilifolium A.C.Sm. – Fiji
• Graptophyllum spinigerum F.Muell. – Queensland
• Graptophyllum thorogoodii C.T.White – Queensland