Jude Gida / Caricature-Plant
Graptophyllum pictum
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam & more
How to identify Jude Gida
Identify Jude Gida by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Variegated purple-and-green ornamental leaves (caricature plant).
- Confirm leaf margin: Undulate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Goa and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jude Gida.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Graptophyllum pictum
- Genus
- Graptophyllum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“The margin of the leaf is undulate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jude Gida itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jude Gida itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Konkani
- Kala adulsa, Pandhara adulsa
- Kannada
- ಜುಡೆ Jude gida, ಶ್ವೇತಟರುಷ Shwethatarusha
About Jude Gida
Caricature-plant (Graptophyllum pictum) is a species in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam and 4 other states.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Jude Gida belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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