Taxon:  Fittonia albivenis (Lindl. ex Veitch) Brummitt



Summary
Genus:
Fittonia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
404718
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 182:165, t. 788.  1979
Verified:
03/01/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Adelaster albivenis Lindl. ex Veitch

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Fittonia argyroneura Coem.
Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte var. argyroneura (Coem.) Regel
Fittonia verschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte var. verschaffeltii
Gymnostachyum verschaffeltii Lem.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 1979. Fittonia albivenis: Acanthaceae. Bot. Mag. 182: t. 788.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1418.
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
  8. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  9. Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
  10. Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:35.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmosaic-plant as Fittonia verschaffeltii1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Englishnerveplant as Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Englishsilver fittonia as Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Englishsilver netleaf  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1418.
Englishsilver netplant as Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Englishsilver-nerve as Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Englishsilver-threads as Fittonia verschaffeltii var. argyroneura1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
Englishsnakeskinplant as Fittonia verschaffeltii var. pearcei1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Fittoniaverschaffeltii (Lem.) Van Houtte
GermanSilbernetzblatt  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1418.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMérida Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:35.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaNueva Esparta Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:35.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:35.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaPando Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:35.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Leonard, E. C. 1958. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, III. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31:405-407.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAyacucho Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPuno Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Mérida, Nueva Esparta]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [La Paz, Pando], Colombia, Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza], Peru [Amazonas, Ayacucho, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Puno, San Martín, Ucayali]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  4. Leonard, E. C. 1958. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, III. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31:405-407.
  5. Wasshausen, D. C. & J. R. I. Wood. 2004. Acanthaceae of Bolivia. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 49:35.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Fittonia verschaffeltiiHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamentalas Fittonia verschaffeltiiLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
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://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404718. Accessed 12 May 2026.