Archive for July, 2009

  • Cryptocoryne alba is a species from southern Sri Lanka. Originally described in 1975, the name ‘alba’ was given due to the pure white spathe on the type specimen. However, it...

    Cryptocoryne alba

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Cryptocoryne alba is a species from southern Sri Lanka. Originally described in 1975, the name ‘alba’ was given due to the pure white spathe on the type specimen. However, it...

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  • Here’s why it’s called Cryptocoryne longicuada: Longus is Latin for “long”, cauda is Latin for “tail”. I’ve added a scale (in cm) to give you an idea of size –...

    Cryptocoryne longicauda

    Posted on July 8, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Here’s why it’s called Cryptocoryne longicuada: Longus is Latin for “long”, cauda is Latin for “tail”. I’ve added a scale (in cm) to give you an idea of size –...

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  • Last year, a friend of mine went on a collecting trip to the Panti area of Johor state in Malaysia. He found quite a number of plants, and he documented...

    Cryptocoryne cf. griffithi’s real id revealed

    Posted on July 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Last year, a friend of mine went on a collecting trip to the Panti area of Johor state in Malaysia. He found quite a number of plants, and he documented...

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  • I realize that I’ve blogged about Cryptocoryne ciliata in the past, but whenever it throws up a new spathe, I’m always excited about it. The spathe of this particular variety...

    Cryptocoryne ciliata

    Posted on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment
    I realize that I’ve blogged about Cryptocoryne ciliata in the past, but whenever it throws up a new spathe, I’m always excited about it. The spathe of this particular variety...

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