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Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae in the aquarium. It prefers hard water and is easy to cultivate.
photo Möhlmann |
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This flowering specimen grows semi-emersed (ca.
5 cm of water depth). Note the line shaped purple markings on the limb.
photo de Wit
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An emersed cultivated Cryptocoryne
crispatula var. balansae. It can hold its leaves more or less upright. Note again the
purple lines
photo Jacobsen |
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A length section of the kettle of C. var. balansae. The kettle is half way constricted.
photo de Wit
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Biotope at Mueak Lek of C. crispatula var. balansae. The plants and stones are covered with calcium bicarbonate.
photo Jacobsen
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C. crispatula var. balansae in the
photo Jacobsen
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Some plants from different spots at Mueak Lek,
the specimens at right from the river banks, growing emersed.
photo Jacobsen
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A typical 'balansae'. The petiole of
the leave is too short in the drawing.
drawing Ike Zewald
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Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae has almost linear, bullated leaves and
is thereby easy to ID. The leaves can be up to 60 cm, including the petiole, the typical
width ca. 2 cm but can be up to 4 cm (different type). The color of the leave is green to
brownish, the lower side pale green to reddish. It grows in a calcareous environment and
is therefore an easy to cultivate plant for the aquarium.
Literature:
- Gagnepain, F., 1941. Aracees nouvelles Indochinoises. Not.Syst.9, 3 : 131-134. (Document servicve)
For reference to the other plants and the literature see the page on the crispatula group.
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