Pseuderanthemum carruthersii

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii, the Carruthers' falseface,^[2] is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native from the Solomon Islands to Vanuatu.^[3]

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Pseuderanthemum
Species:	P. carruthersii
Binomial name
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin
Synonyms
Eranthemum atropurpureum W.Bull Eranthemum aureoreticulatum B.S.Williams Eranthemum aureoreticulatum Hook.f. Eranthemum carruthersii Seem. Eranthemum nigrescens W.Bull Eranthemum nigrum Linden Eranthemum reticulatum W.Bull Eranthemum reticulatum A.de Vos [Illegitimate] Eranthemum schomburgkii auct. Eranthemum tricolor W.Bull Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Radlk. Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum (W.Bull) Fosberg Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk. Siphoneranthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Kuntze Siphoneranthemum reticulatum Kuntze Siphoneranthemum tricolor Kuntze[1]

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii is popularly grown as an ornamental outside of its native range.^[4] It has been introduced in many tropical countries. Prior to contact with Europeans, Melanesian islanders brought P. carruthersii to different Pacific Islands. Later it also began to be grown in European nurseries.

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii is similar in appearance to Graptophyllum pictum.^[5]

Chemical analysis

The Carruthers' falseface is highly used in researches for extracting many chemical compounds. The following chemicals can be found in the plant.

Lignans

• Eudesmin
• Magnolin
• Syringaresinol
• Episyringaresinol
• 1-hydroxysyringaresinol
• Pseuderesinol
• Pseuderanoside

Triterpenes

• Squalene
• Oleanolic acid
• Lupeol
• Betulin
• Betulinic acid
• Pseuderanic acid