new species of Cryptocoryne from Sarawak

[kuching]

A new species of Cryptocoryne is found by a researcher from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Isa in northern Sarawak. It is called Cryptocoryne zaidiana, named after one of the Sarawak Governors.

The photo below was taken by me; a patch of Crypt. zaidiana is cultivated by Isa:



More info. on "the crypt. page" :


http://132.229.93.11/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/zai/zai.html

[benny]

I like!!! I want!!!!! Drool! Drool!!!

But seriously, I won't be surprised if there are more undiscovered species in Borneo. That place is just a gold mine!

Cheers,

[lorba]

yeah nice plants. There should be many more uncovered hybrids laying around, hmm, when will i discover cryptocoryne chuanesis?

[kuching]

Yes....there are still got a lot of new species or natural hybrid one in Borneo. My job in 2006 is continue to "hunt" for those new species....

[XnSdVd]

Ahh.. finally a crypt I'm confident of pronouncing

[kuching]

Some update on the crypt pages....got pix of the habitat of this new species:

http://132.229.93.11/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/zai/zai.html

[Xema]

Hey man, if you find some new sp, and you haven´t name for it.... I think Cryptocoryne xemai sounds nice!!!

Seriuosly, You are lucky men, have lot of round kilometers full of new sp. to find them.

[kuching]

Hey man, if you find some new sp, and you haven´t name for it.... I think Cryptocoryne xemai sounds nice!!!

Seriuosly, You are lucky men, have lot of round kilometers full of new sp. to find them.

Also cost me a lot in petrol because my homeland is too big to explore.