| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Fittonia gigantea Linden | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnostachyum giganteum Hort. ex L. H. Bailey | |
Fittonia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical rainforest in Ecuador and Peru.
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.
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- Plants of the World Online, retrieved 1 November 2024
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| Fittonia gigantea | |