Cryptocoryne [hudoroi]

Plant Name: Cryptocoryne [hudoroi]

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-01388

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Cryptocoryne hudoroi

Plant Family: Araceae

Plant Native to¹: Borneo (Kalimantan) (the crypts pages - http://www.cryptocoryneworld.org/index.php)

Plant Type: Semiaquatic

Image Details²:

Image 1: Cryptocoryne [hudoroi] grown submerse in a greenhouse pond. High light levels keep the plant low and produce deep bronze colouration of the leaves.

General Information and Cultivation³: A medium-size crypt, easy to cultivate submerse. Under low/moderate light intensity, the plant produces medium-size upright green, highly bullate leaves. With increased lighting, the plant will be lower-growing, and the leaves take on a deep bronze colouration. Though originating from limestone areas, Cryptocoryne [hudoroi] is adaptable to water (soft to hard) and substrate (slightly acid to alkaline) conditions.

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

Identification Notes: Tankquility has been unsuccessful in flowering this clone since it was received in early 2018. Though it does appear to belong to the species Cryptocoryne hudoroi, we await an inflorescence to confirm identification. Until then, the species name will be enclosed in square brackets.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

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

Further Reading:

Idei, T. (2006). The habitat of Cryptocoryne hudoroi Bogner & Jacobsen. Aqua Planta 31 (4): 141, 151- 161.

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.