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Aeschynomene fluitans

°C
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Water surface
Difficulty: medium
Growth: fast
Range and localities: 

Tanzania, Congo, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana


Availability [?]: 
  • occasionally available commercially

Habit, plant type:

  • stem
  • free-floating (surface)
  • rooting plant with floating leaves
Botanical name [?]: Aeschynomene fluitans Peter

Major group (unranked): Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Aeschynomene

Description: 

(not yet translated into English)

References and further reading:
  1. Kasselmann, C. (2010): Aquarienpflanzen. 3rd edition (German). - DATZ Aquarienbuch, Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart: p. 98.
References (range and localities):
  1. Kasselmann, C. (2010): Aquarienpflanzen. 3rd edition (German). - DATZ Aquarienbuch, Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart: p. 98.
Light high 
Temperature tolerance 4 to 32 °C
Optimum temperature 22 to 28 °C

Growth: fast

Propagation: Cuttings, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds: yes

Winter hardiness: not hardy in Germany

There is no detailled information for cultivating this plant yet.
Aquascaping: fine-leaved

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