Fittonia gigantea

Fittonia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceaenative to tropical rainforest in South America, mainly Peru.[2]

Fittonia gigantea
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Acanthaceae
Genus:Fittonia
Species:
F. gigantea
Binomial name
Fittonia gigantea
Linden[1]
Synonyms

Gymnostachyum giganteum Hort. ex L. H. Bailey

CharacteristicsEdit

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. 


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