Habit: Graptophyllum pictum grows as a shrub to small tree up to 3 m in height (usually shorter). The leaves are arranged oppositely, each up to 20 cm in length and 5 cm wide, ovate to oblong to lanceolate with an acuminate leaf apex and entire margin. Leaves variegated white, red, or purple.
The complete, perfect, zygomorphic flowers are arranged in terminal racemes or cymes. Each flower subtended by a bract. The calyx has 5, green unfused, linear, sepals that are slightly fused at their base. The corolla has 5, fused, dark red petals that are pubescent interiorly and arch. There are 2 stamens and 2 staminodia, fused to the corolla tube and extend beyond it. The superior ovary has 2 locules and numerous ovules. The fruit is a capsule at maturity.
Habitat: Graptophyllum pictum grows in the Lucayan Archipelago in Human Altered environments (yards and gardens).
Distribution: Graptophyllum pictum is not native to the Lucayan Archipelago. It is native to southeast Asia but is grown globally.
Medicinal/Cultural/Economic usage: Graptophyllum pictum is not known to be used medicinally in the Lucayan Archipelago.
It is grown as an ornamental from cuttings.