Fittonia gigantea
| Fittonia gigantea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Fittonia |
| Species: | F. gigantea
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| Binomial name | |
| Fittonia gigantea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnostachyum giganteum Hort. ex L. H. Bailey | |
Fittonia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae.[2][3] It is native to tropical rainforest in Ecuador and Peru.[4]
Characteristics
The perennials reach heights of 60 to 80 centimetres. Fittonia gigantea is evergreen. The simple leaves are opposite, ovate, entire and petiolate, with red veins. Spikes of cream-colored labiate flowers are followed by loculicidal capsules.
References
- ^ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Fittonia gigantea Linden". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Fittonia gigantea Linden". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.