Fittonia

Fittonia albivenis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Tetrameriinae
Genus: Fittonia
Species: F. albivenis – F. gigantea

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Fittonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 27. Reference page.

Name

Fittonia Coem., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 15: 185. 1865, nom. cons.

• Type species: Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adelaster Lindl. ex Veitch, Gard. Chron. 1861: 499, 1861, nom. rej.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Introduced into: Bangladesh, El Salvador, Marianas, Myanmar, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Coemans, H.E.L.G., (1865) Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 15: 185.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. Fittonia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Fittonia. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 11 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fittonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Fittonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Nerve Plant
suomi: Pitsilehdet

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