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Cryptocoryne of Peninsular Malaysia book review
Posted on September 7, 2009 | 3 CommentsCryptocoryne of Peninsular Malaysia by Ahmad Sofiman Othman, Niels Jacobsen, Mashhor Mansor Review by Ghazanfar Ghori There are only a handful good reference books available today on aquarium plants and... -
Cryptocoryne x timahensis
Posted on August 15, 2009 | 2 CommentsCryptocoryne xTimahensis is a very unusual and interesting crypt. Found only in a small pool in Bukit Timah national park in Singapore, its widely accepted to be a hybrid between... -
Cryptocoryne alba
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsCryptocoryne 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 longicauda
Posted on July 8, 2009 | 2 CommentsHere’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 cf. griffithi’s real id revealed
Posted on July 3, 2009 | No CommentsLast 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 ciliata
Posted on July 3, 2009 | 1 CommentI 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 purpurea
Posted on June 3, 2009 | 2 CommentsA second plant of what I have as Cryptocoryne purpurea flowered. A very large and strong spathe. I was able to take some decent close ups. You can see that... -
Lagenandra meeboldii ‘pink’
Posted on May 24, 2009 | 2 CommentsAbout five years ago, I obtained this plant from Karen Randell. It was only being circulated amongst a handful of hobbyists and still, its not a common plant. I’ve been...