Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte GRIN-Global

Taxon: Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte

Synonym of Fittonia albivenis (Lindl. ex Veitch) Brummitt

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 Australian Pastures Genebank.

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.
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. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage. 2000
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976

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Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=17112. Accessed 22 October 2026.