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Cryptocoryne moehlmannii

°C
°dKH
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Background, Midground, Specimen plant
Difficulty: easy
Growth: slow
See also: Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Range and localities: 

West-central Sumatra (Indonesia), near Sasok


Habit, plant type:

  • rosette
Botanical name [?]: Cryptocóryne moehlmánnii de Wit

Major group (unranked): Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Cryptocoryne

Description: 

Cryptocoryne moehlmannii is very much like C. pontederiifolia. Like the latter, it originates from an area on the western coast of Sumatra. Both species mainly differ by characteristics of the inflorescence (more precisely, the spathe), moreover, the leaf undersides and leafstalks of C. moehlmannii are light green (not reddish brown). This plant is comparable to C. pontederiifolia regarding its demands and usage in the hobby.

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Light low to high 
Temperature tolerance 18 to 28 °C
Optimum temperature 22 to 25 °C
Carbonate hardness 1 to 15 °dKH
pH value 6 to 7.5 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 5 to 40 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3-) 10 to 50 mg/l
Phosphate (PO43-) 0.1 to 3 mg/l
Potassium (K+) 5 to 30 mg/l
Iron (Fe) 0.01 to 0.5 mg/l

Growth: slow

Propagation: Runners, Rhizomteilung, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds: unknown

Winter hardiness: not hardy in Germany

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