Graptophyllum pictum

Graptophyllum pictum
G. pictum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Graptophyllum
Species:	G. pictum
Binomial name
Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff.
Synonyms
Justicia picta L.

Graptophyllum pictum is a shrub in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to India, where it is 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 as 'black adulsa'.

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

References

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 This article incorporates text from Pharmacographica indica, a publication from now in the public domain in the United States.