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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Fittonia albivenis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Fittonia verschaffeltii, E. Coem. (Fittonia and Eranthemum rubronervum and rubrovenosum, Hort. Eranthemum rubro-venium, Veitch. Gymnostachyum verschaffeltii, Lem.). Lvs. ovate; notched at the base, dull green, often yellowish, veined carmine. F.S. 15:1581. I.H. 10:372. Var. pearcei, Hort. (F. and G. pearcei, Hort.). Lvs. light, bright green; veins light, bright carmine; under surface somewhat glaucous. Var. daveana, Hort. (F. daveana, Hort.). "Foliage with light center, bordered very dark green." More robust than the type and with veins of stronger red. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Read about Fittonia albivenis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
The following is F. albivenis, according to GRIN: Fittonia argyroneura, E. Coem. Fig. 1508. Dwarf: lvs. dark, shining green. F.S. 16:1664. Gn. 36, p. 527; 2, p. 319. G. 11:7.— The velvetiness of the upper surface of verschaffeltii is due to large projecting epidermal cells with an apical nucleus. Instead of these characteristic cells, F. argyroneura has small cells and conical hairs, which are partitioned off and have tubercles at the base. Wilhelm Miller. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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 Fittonia verschaffeltii, E. Coem. (Fittonia and Eranthemum rubronervum and rubrovenosum, Hort. Eranthemum rubro-venium, Veitch. Gymnostachyum verschaffeltii, Lem.). Lvs. ovate; notched at the base, dull green, often yellowish, veined carmine. F.S. 15:1581. I.H. 10:372. Var. pearcei, Hort. (F. and G. pearcei, Hort.). Lvs. light, bright green; veins light, bright carmine; under surface somewhat glaucous. Var. daveana, Hort. (F. daveana, Hort.). "Foliage with light center, bordered very dark green." More robust than the type and with veins of stronger red.
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+The following is F. albivenis, according to GRIN:
+Fittonia argyroneura, E. Coem. Fig. 1508. Dwarf: lvs. dark, shining green. F.S. 16:1664. Gn. 36, p. 527; 2, p. 319. G. 11:7.— The velvetiness of the upper surface of verschaffeltii is due to large projecting epidermal cells with an apical nucleus. Instead of these characteristic cells, F. argyroneura has small cells and conical hairs, which are partitioned off and have tubercles at the base.
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