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Fittonia (or nerve plant or mosaic plant) is a genus of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the acanthus ('bear’s britches') family, Acanthaceae. The genus is native to tropical and subtropical forested areas in northern and western South America, mainly Perú. [2] The most commonly cultivated species is F. albivenis and its range of ...
Inflorescence A "fainted" or dried-out Fittonia albivenis.Though it appears dead, it will revive back to a normal state after being watered. Fittonia albivenis is a creeping evergreen perennial growing to 15 cm (6 in) high, with lush green, ovate leaves, 7 to 10 cm long, with accented veins of white to deep pink and a short fuzz covering its stems.
Fittonia gigantea is evergreen. The simple leaves are opposite, ovate, entire and petiolate, with red veins. The simple leaves are opposite, ovate, entire and petiolate, with red veins. Spikes of cream-colored labiate flowers are followed by loculicidal capsules.
Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). [1] Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi , oomycetes , bacteria , viruses , viroids , virus -like organisms, phytoplasmas , protozoa , nematodes and parasitic plants . [ 2 ]
Fungal diseases; Mofo-branco in Portuguese Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Podridão-radicular-de-Rhizoctonia in Portuguese Rhizoctonia solani: Podridão-radicular-seca in Portuguese Fusarium solani. Murcha-de-fusário in Portuguese Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. phaseoli: Podridão-cinzenta-do-caule in Portuguese Macrophomina phaseolina: Podridão-do-colo ...
Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society Brunt A.A. (2005), Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Bulb and Flower Crops , John Wiley & Sons, New York 10158-0012, USA. Pp. 105–110.
Due to commonalities in symptoms of P. juniperova and related Phomopsis blights, diagnosis can often be difficult. Although the observation of symptoms is the first step in identification of this pathogen, the presence of both alpha and beta spores in the pycnidium must be verified in order to confirm the existence of P. juniperova.
One of the less common plantain diseases is exostentialis clittellus referred to by most plantain and banana farmers as "segmented banana". This is a result of the peel forming tiny inter-fruit membranes which cause the banana to appear as though it has been sliced before it is peeled.