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Fittonia albivenis

(Lindl. ex Veitch) Brummitt (1979)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Fittonia

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Mag. 182: 165 (1979)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Fittonia albivenis National Tropical Botanical Garden, Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Lawai-Kai Preserved_Specimen Sprawling herb used as groundcover. Rooting at nodes. Leaves dark green with carmine veins, dull green below. Flower spikes erect; flowers pale yellow. Peduncles, petioles and stems sometimes tinged brownish-red. Flynn, T.W. 3332 Kauai BISH 1989-04-19
2 Fittonia albivenis Niu area, Honolulu. Oka Nursery & Landscaping, 445 Halaki St Several plants planted in a hanging pot. Preserved_Specimen Stems decumbent, with some trailing over the pot rim. Leaves medium green to dark green with white along veins. Flowers chartreuse. Lau, J. 1943 Oahu BISH 1986-02-03
3 Fittonia albivenis 42 Coelho Way, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Leaves glaucous below, lie close to ground. Flower head erect; flowers pale yellow, 1 or 2 at a time. 1st, 2nd, 3rd veins red. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-01-14
4 Fittonia albivenis University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. Magoon Greenhouse Facility Potted; grown under shadecloth. Preserved_Specimen An herb 0.1 m tall; topsides of leaf veins are silvery-white, remainder of leaf surface is green. Corolla chartreuse in color. Lau, J. 1349 Oahu BISH 1985-08-26
5 Fittonia albivenis 42 Coelho Way, Honolulu In pot; partially shaded. Preserved_Specimen Small square-stemmed plant; leaves succulent, green with network of red veins; flowers in long spike, brantcs pale-green, flowers cream-yellow with dull purple stripes. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-03-28
6 Fittonia albivenis Molokai Community College farm Cultivated in shade house. Preserved_Specimen Dense, flat-growing groundcover, stiff and brittle in appearance. Leaves dark green with white venation on upper surface, lower surface light green. Evans, M. 3 Molokai BISH 1990-06-29
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