Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusGraptophyllum
Scientific name with authorshipGraptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Graptophyllum hortense NeesGraptophyllum hortense var. luridosanguineum (Sims) Chitt.Graptophyllum hortense var. rubrum Hassk.Graptophyllum hortense var. viride Hassk.Graptophyllum medioauratum LindenGraptophyllum medioauratum Linden ex K.KochGraptophyllum nortonii Van GeertGraptophyllum pictum var. album BlumeGraptophyllum pictum var. luridosanguineum (Sims) Bremek. & BackerGraptophyllum pictum var. luridosanguineum (Sims) M.R.AlmeidaGraptophyllum pictum var. viride (Hassk.) Bremek. & BackerGraptophyllum picturatum W.BullGraptophyllum versicolor Veitch ex J.DixJusticia carayana F.NewmanJusticia carayana F.Newman ex NeesJusticia ecbolium BlancoJusticia klotzschiana Hoffm.Justicia klotzschiana Hoffm. ex NeesJusticia picta L.Justicia picta var. luridosanguinea SimsJusticia violacea NoronhaMarama picta (L.) Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier49186-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.