Pseuderanthemum maculatum

Pseuderanthemum maculatum, commonly known as yellow-vein eranthemum or golden pseuderanthemum, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and has been introduced to other islands of Oceania and to some parts of Southeast Asia, Africa, Central America and South America.^[1]

Pseuderanthemum maculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Pseuderanthemum
Species:	P. maculatum
Binomial name
Pseuderanthemum maculatum (G.Lodd.) I.M.Turner[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Eranthemum atropurpureum Hook.f. Eranthemum atropurpureum W.Bull Eranthemum carruthersii Seem. Eranthemum moorei W.Bull Eranthemum nigrescens W.Bull Eranthemum nigrum Linden Eranthemum reticulatum A.de Vos Eranthemum reticulatum W.Bull Eranthemum tricolor Leblebici Eranthemum versicolor W.Bull Eranthemum whartonianum Hemsl. Graptophyllum caudifolium C.B.Clarke ex Bedd. Justicia maculata G.Lodd. Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Radlk. Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. reticulatum (W.Bull) Fosberg Pseuderanthemum eldorado (B.S.Williams) Radlk. Pseuderanthemum jaluitense Lindau Pseuderanthemum kewense L.H.Bailey Pseuderanthemum majus (Baill.) Guillaumin Pseuderanthemum moorei (W.Bull) Radlk. Pseuderanthemum reticulatum (W.Bull) Radlk. Pseuderanthemum tricolor Radlk. Pseuderanthemum versicolor (W.Bull) Radlk. Siphoneranthemum atropurpureum (W.Bull) Kuntze Siphoneranthemum eldorado (B.S.Williams) Kuntze Siphoneranthemum moorei (W.Bull) Kuntze Siphoneranthemum reticulatum (W.Bull) Kuntze Siphoneranthemum tricolor (W.Bull) Kuntze Siphoneranthemum versicolor (W.Bull) Kuntze

Description

This species has waxy, broad, pointed, somewhat irregular, variegated leaves in a combination of different shades of green suffused with purple and silver. The small, white flowers have purple-pink spots that are concentrated at the base of the petals.^[2]

Gallery

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  Buds and flowers in West Bengal, India.
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  Foliage
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  Flowers
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