Fittonia albivenis (Veitch) Brummitt

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Fittonia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dense forest at elevations up to 800 metres.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fittonia albivenis unspecified picture

Distribution

Fittonia albivenis world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Guam, Honduras, Myanmar, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105033-2
WFO ID wfo-0000691246
COL ID 6J6WY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629743
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Gymnostachyum argyroneurum Gymnostachyum pearcei Gymnostachyum verschaffeltii Fittonia albivenis Fittonia argyroneura Fittonia pearcei Fittonia verschaffeltii Hypoestes sanguinolenta Fittonia verschaffeltii f. argyroneura Adelaster albivenis Eranthemum rubrovenium Eranthemum sanguinolentum Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura