Graptophyllum pictum, the caricature-plant, is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to New Guinea, also a well-known garden shrub. There are two varieties: the variegated color one is known as 'white adulsa', and is used combined with coconut water to reduce swelling. The dark-leaved variety is known with trade name 'black adulsa' in India.
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| Graptophyllum pictum (artist:M. Hart) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Graptophyllum |
| Species: | G. pictum
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Justicia picta L. | |
Leaf morphology edit
The shape of the leaf is aristate. The margin of the leaf is undulate. The venation of the leaf is reticulate in the variegated form.
Graptophyllum pictum is similar in appearance to Pseuderanthemum carruthersii.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Graptophyllum pictum cvs. Caricature Plant". Cook Islands Biodiversity & Natural Heritage. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
This article incorporates text from Pharmacographica indica, a publication from 1893, now in the public domain in the United States.
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