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Graptophyllum spinigerum
Graptophyllum spinigerum, commonly known as Samford holly, is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to New Guinea and northern Australia, and was first described in 1879.
The native range of this species is from New Guinea to the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It inhabits rainforest and monsoon forest, particularly in exposed situations on rocky substrates. The altitudinal range in Australia is from sea level to about 500 m (1,600 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Graptophyllum spinigerum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
