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Graptophyllum pictum
About
Graptophyllum pictum (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.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Graptophyllum pictum
- Slug
- graptophyllum-pictum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Graptophyllum
- Species
- pictum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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