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Bucephalandra sordidula

°C
°dKH
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Epiphyte (growing on hardscape), Midground, Nano tanks, Foreground, group
Difficulty: easy
Growth: slow
See also: Bucephalandra pygmaea "Bukit Kelam / Sintang"
Range and localities: 

Indonesian part of Borneo, West Kalimantan, Melawi regency: near Nanga Pinoh


Availability [?]: 
  • occasionally available commercially
  • occasionally available from other aquarists

Trader names [?]: 
  • Bucephalandra cf. motleyana ''Melawi''
  • Bucephalandra sp. ''Melawi''
  • Bucephalandra sp. ''Titan''

Habit, plant type:

  • rhizome or creeping stem
  • epiphyte or epilith
Botanical name [?]: Bucephalándra sordídula Wong & Boyce

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

Description: 

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References and further reading:
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Light low to high 
Temperature tolerance 20 to 26 °C
Optimum temperature 20 to 26 °C
Carbonate hardness 0 to 10 °dKH
pH value 5 to 7 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 10 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: Rhizomteilung, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds: no

Winter hardiness: not hardy in Germany

There is no detailled information for cultivating this plant yet.
Colour: 
dark green
red brown
wine-red

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