This native shrub is commonly known as scarlet fuchsia.
Graptophyllum excelsum is described as a "dicot" in the Acanthaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Near Threatened. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Not recorded in Fraser Coast region. The main distribution is from the Gladstone area and to the north. A disjunct population is mapped at Jimna to the south. Includes Graptophyllum thorogoodii (Australian Plant Census).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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