Cryptocoryne ciliata var. latifolia

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There are two varieties of Cryptocoryne ciliata in Sarawak: Crypt ciliata var. latifolia and Crypt. ciliata var. ciliata.

Crypt ciliata var. latifolia has cordate leaf, it does not form runner & has lateral shoots.

Crypt. ciliata var. ciliata has lanceolate leaf, forms runners and the plant is much bigger than the first one.


Below is the pictures taken at the natural habitat of Crypt ciliata var. latifolia:

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There is another semi-aquatic plant looks very similiar to Crypt. ciliata. Both can be found growing in the same place; it is Aglaonema griffithii. It is another type of aroid found in brackish riverbank.