Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Fittonia

Family:

Acanthaceae

Subfamily:

Acanthoideae

Tribe:

Justicieae

Nomen number:

17112

Place of publication:

J. Gén. Hort. 15:186. 1865

Comment:

= F. albivenis Verschaffeltii Group
authorship verified from original literature, where, although the new genus Fittonia is ascribed to Coemans, the new combination for the species is unascribed, and Van Houtte is the author of the article

Verified:

05/23/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Brummitt, R. K. 1979. Fittonia albivenis: Acanthaceae. Bot. Mag. 182:157-168, t. 788. Note: = Fittonia albivenis Verschaffeltii Group
Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. 1978. Flora of the Rio Palenque science centre, Los Rios Province, Ecuador. Selbyana 4:217, 219.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.

Common names

Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=17112. Accessed 3 May 2025.

Taxon: Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte

Synonym of Fittonia albivenis (Lindl. ex Veitch) Brummitt