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Graptophyllum pictum 'Album Variegatum'

Family Name:	Acanthaceae
Common Name:	Variegated Caricature Plant, 漫画花

Full Sun

Semi Shade

Moderate Water

Ornamental Leaves

Herbaceous Plant

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Herbaceous Plant
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Plant Shape	Shrubby
Maximum Height	0.9 m to 1.8 m

Biogeography

Native Habitat	Terrestrial

Description and Ethnobotany

Others - Plant Morphology	Herbaceous ornamental shrub, up to 1.8m height when planted in ground. Colourful leaves marbled with irregular white margins and milky or grey-green blotches along mid-rib. Flowers reddish-purple, tubular with 2 lips.Suitable for brightening up borders, container planters and silver-themed gardens. Propagate by stem cuttings.Genus name 'Graptophyllum' means 'to write' and 'leaf', a reference to the markings on leaves. Species epithet 'pictum' means 'painted' or 'brightly coloured', again referring to the variegated leaves.

Others - Plant Morphology

Herbaceous ornamental shrub, up to 1.8m height when planted in ground. Colourful leaves marbled with irregular white margins and milky or grey-green blotches along mid-rib. Flowers reddish-purple, tubular with 2 lips.Suitable for brightening up borders, container planters and silver-themed gardens. Propagate by stem cuttings.Genus name 'Graptophyllum' means 'to write' and 'leaf', a reference to the markings on leaves. Species epithet 'pictum' means 'painted' or 'brightly coloured', again referring to the variegated leaves.

Landscaping Features

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Foliage
Landscape Uses	General, Flowerbed / Border, Container Planting
Thematic Landscaping	Silver Garden, Naturalistic Garden

SGMP Treatment

Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal

Seed or Spore Dispersal	Abiotic (Explosive Dehiscence)

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Semi-Shade, Full Sun
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate	Moderate

Rootzone Tolerance	Fertile Loamy Soils, Well-Drained Soils
Maintenance Requirements	Moderate
Propagation Method	Stem Cutting

Foliar

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green, Silver / Grey, White
Mature Foliage Texture(s)	Smooth

Foliar Type	Simple / Unifoliate
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem	Opposite
Foliar Shape(s)	Non-Palm Foliage (Oval)
Foliar Venation	Pinnate / Net
Foliar Margin	Entire - Wavy / Undulate
Foliar Apex - Tip	Acuminate
Foliar Base	Cuneate
Typical Foliar Area	Notophyll ( 20.25cm2 - 45 cm2 )
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio	4.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Dicot)

Non - Foliar and Storage

Stem Type & Modification	Herbaceous
Root Type	Underground (Fibrous Root)

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower & Plant Sexuality	Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s)	Purple, Red
Flower Symmetry	Bilateral

Individual Flower Shape	Labiate / Lipped
Inflorescence Type	Cyme
Ovule Placentation	Axile
Flowering Habit	Polycarpic

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Dehiscent Dry Fruit , Capsule

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Master ID	747
Species ID	2042
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