Fittonia albivenis

Taxobox
name = "Fittonia albivenis"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Scrophulariales
familia = Acanthaceae
genus = "Fittonia"
species = "F. albivenis"
binomial = "Fittonia albivenis"
binomial_authority = Coem.cite web
url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?404718
title=Fittonia albivenis information from NPGS/GRIN
publisher=www.ars-grin.gov
accessdate=2008-02-25
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A garden plant of family Acanthaceae notable for its dark green foliage; commonly called "Nerve Plant" or "Mosaic Plant".Appear as a short plant with lush green leaves with accented veins of white to deep pink and have a short fuzz covering its stems. Small buds may appear after time where the stem splits into leaves. Flowers are small with a white to off-white color. This plant is best kept in a moist area with mild sunlight and temperatures above 55°F. Must be watered regularly. Without water for a few days, this plant is known to "faint" but is easily revived with a quick watering and resumes its healthiness. The Fittonia is known to be hard to grow so it is best bought at a nursery then cared for. The Fittonia makes a great indoor plant as well as a groundcover.

Uses

The species is used as an ornamental plant.It ". . .is employed by the Kofan and Siona-Secoya tribes of the Ecuadorian Amazon as a headache treatment."cite web
url=http://manu.montana.com/plants.html
title=Plants
publisher=manu.montana.com
accessdate=2008-02-25
last=
first=] The leaves are ". . . used by the Machiguenga as a hallucinogenic admixture in kamarampi prior to their introduction to "Psychotria viridis"." [cite web
url=http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/ayahuasca_apa/aya_sec3_part3_admixtures_byspecies.shtml
title=Erowid Online Books : "Ayahuasca: alkaloids, plants, and analogs" by Keeper of the Trout
publisher=www.erowid.org
accessdate=2008-02-25
last=
first=] They are said to "produce visions of eyeballs."

ee also

*Medicinal plants
*Psychedelic plants

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