Echinodorus opacus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipedia:How to read a taxobox
How to read a taxobox
Echinodorus opacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plant
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus
Species: E. opacus
Binomial name
Echinodorus opacus
Rataj in Folia geobot. phytotax. Praha, 5:215-6, 1970

In Rataj's taxonomy Echinodorus opacus is in Section Portalegrensii, Subgenus Echinodorus.

Other authorities place this species like E. portoalegrensis as a synonym of Echinodorus uruguayensis.

Contents

[edit] Description

Submersed leaves long-petioled, 16 to 22 cm long, petiole 10 to 15 cm long, blades shorter than the petioles, 5.5 to 7.5 cm long by 2.5 to 5.5 cm wide having 5 veins, heart-shaped, rarely lanceolate or oval, at the base usually lobate, rarely abrupt or acuminate, without pellucide markings.

Rhizome, short, upright. Infloresence unknown. Surface of the leaves is olive-green with lighter-coloured veins.

[edit] Distribution

Brazil : Parana, Ponta Grossa

        Santa Catarina

Paraguay: Santa Maria Uruguay: Ibore


[edit] Cultivation

Propagated by division or adventitious plantlets. Requires clear water. Can grow in tropical or rather cooler temperatures (down to about 14 °C and no higher than about 20 °C). Prefers a bright light and a rich substrate. Rather slow growing, mainly by its creeping rhizome.

Collected by Thomas Horemann. Inflorescence so far unknown. Rare in the aquarium trade. Collected by Dierk Wanke. Upright inflorescence.

[edit] External links