Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Schott 1863
This species comes from Sumatra. It is 20-30 cm tall.
I cultivate it underwater but I know that's one of the easiest for an emerse culture.
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| The spathe is brown outside and yellow inside. |
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| It has only few female flowers in one row. | View of the spadix. |
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Two of my crypts in an aquarium. C. pontederiifolia is the green one. |  | | In my new aquarium the bottom of the leaves became reddish. | |
page created on 2002-07-02
last modified on 2005-05-18