Cryptocoryne × willisii
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| Cryptocoryne × willisii Reitz (1908) |
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[edit] Synonyms
Cryptocoryne nevillii (a valid but different species); C. lucens is now considered a hybrid in the C. × willisii complex
[edit] Taxonomy
In 1976 Niels Jacobsen proposed the change of name of C. nevillii to C. x willisii. This plant is a natural hybrid, so the name is spelt with a cross: C. x willisii.
[edit] Distribution
Sri lanka (Kandy area)
[edit] Description
The leaves and even the spathe of this plant are variable (no doubt due to its hybrid nature). The Crypts page (see link below) illustrate a number of different forms which make identification difficult.
[edit] Cultivation
Not difficult to grow and common in aquariums but some forms do not seem to flower.
[edit] References
- Alston, A.H.G., 1938. Cryptocoryne in: The Kandy Flora : 68, fig.363-367 (with some drawings).
- Jacobsen, N., 1987. Cryptocoryne in: A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol. VI: 85-99
- Wit, H.C.D.de, 1969. Cryptocoryne nevillii Trim. ex Hook.f.. Het Aquarium 39(11) : 242-245.
