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thanks for the reply.
It is getting confusing.. the crypt. (first 3 pictures) i have looks like the morco variety under the wild heading.. it looks like the picture when i got the crypts from the LFS in the submersed form. as for the other varieties of usteriana, they look like Crypt. aponogetifolia i have also. i guess i really have to wait for flowers to come out to confirm things.
It is getting confusing.. the crypt. (first 3 pictures) i have looks like the morco variety under the wild heading.. it looks like the picture when i got the crypts from the LFS in the submersed form. as for the other varieties of usteriana, they look like Crypt. aponogetifolia i have also. i guess i really have to wait for flowers to come out to confirm things.
hmm.. you maybe right. i havent collected it in the wild but the guys where i bought it from says it is collected from the wild in the Bicol provinces which is like a 10 hour drive from Manila. this plant have large submersed leaves. i will get some and take pictures of the submersed form. the Crypt. aponogetifolia i got was from there also.
i do not have exact details and the Bicol region is composed of 4 provinces with 5 or more cities.. anyway i will try to ask for details. it is almost always available from where i get it. its like a flea market with around 30+ stalls selling stuff from corals to iguanas to chihuahuas.
the leaves are way bigger when i get the submersed plants and some of the leaves are bullated and reddish to copper colored.
the leaves are way bigger when i get the submersed plants and some of the leaves are bullated and reddish to copper colored.
the color of the undersides are pretty variable also.. its from fleshy-red to reddish copper. i will take pictures as soon as i get the camera back.
i just came from the 'aqua flea market' and while going through a pile of plants i saw this bunch of cypts that i havent seen sold there before. i got the whole bunch and im trying to identify it now.
i just came from the 'aqua flea market' and while going through a pile of plants i saw this bunch of cypts that i havent seen sold there before. i got the whole bunch and im trying to identify it now.
i have not had success growing them submersed right after i buy it from the store. most plants available have shown signs of melt and are generally not in good condition. im trying to grow it emersed first then submersed after a while.
not that i know of.. but if they are getting it from the wild i am pretty much sure that at the rate they are harvesting it, it is unsustainable unless some enterprising fellow has grown it in a farm.
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