Graptophyllum pictum
| Graptophyllum pictum | |
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| Graptophyllum pictum (artist:) | |
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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| Binomial name | |
| Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff.
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| Synonyms | |
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Justicia picta L. | |
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.
Leaf morphology[]
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.
A group of plants of this species in the Andromeda Botanic Gardens, Barbados
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