Taxon

Fittonia albivenis

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Common name: mosaic plant, nerve plant
Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus)
Distribution: Brazil, Venezuela
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
Life form: Evergreen shrub / sub-shrub
Comments: The Kofan and Siona-Secoya tribes of the Ecuadorian Amazon use F. albivenis as a treatment for headaches and its leaves were used by the Machiguenga as a hallucinogen before they were introduced to Psychotria viridis. They are said to "produce visions of eyeballs."
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