Fittonia gigantea
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Gymnostachyum giganteum ex L. H. Bailey | |
Fittonia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical rainforest in South America, mainly Peru.[2]
Characteristics[]
Fittonia gigantea - leaves and flowers
The perennials reach heights of 60 to 80 centimetres. Fittonia gigantea is evergreen. The simple leaves are opposite. They are ovate, entire and petiolate. Fittonia gigantea produces spikes of white labiate flowers, and later loculicidal capsules.
References[]
- ^ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
Categories:
- Acanthaceae
- House plants
- Flora of Peru
- Ornamental plants
- Low light plants