Cryptocoryne crispatula var. kubotae

Plant Name: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. kubotae

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-01319

Synonyms/Trade Names: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. tonkinensis (the varietal name tonkinensis was applied in error until recently, and belongs to another plant)

Original Plant Sourced as: Cryptocoryne tonkinensis

Plant Family: Araceae

Plant Native to¹: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. kubotae is found in a restricted area of Thailand. (the crypts pages - http://www.cryptocoryneworld.org/index.php).

Plant Type: Semiaquatic

Image Details²:

Image 1: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. kubotae grown submerse in a greenhouse pond.

Image 2: Emerse grown Cryptocoryne crispatula var. kubotae showing the unique spiralled limb of the spathe.

General Information and Cultivation³: A medium-size gracile crypt, easy to cultivate submerse. Cryptocoryne crispatula var. kubotae is adaptable to water (soft to medium-hard) and substrate (slightly acid to near-neutral) conditions.

Growing this crypt emerse is possible under high humidity/misting and low to moderate light intensity, where it will remain small in stature.

Identification Notes: Tankquility has flowered this clone and confirmed its identity as the variety kubotae, belonging to the species Cryptocoryne crispatula.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Submerse grown plant: Medium-size plant with strong root development.

Further Reading:

Jacobsen, N., Bastmeijer, J.D., Bongcheewin, B., Idei, T., Sookchaloem, D. & Ørgaard, M. (2015). A new variety of Cryptocoryne crispatula Engl. (Araceae) from Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 43: 104–110.

¹ Distribution is taken from Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/) unless stated otherwise.

² All images used on the Tankquility website have been taken of plants growing in our nursery.

³ The general and cultural information provided is based on our own experience and observation. If we supply information from others, we have acknowledged the source.