Your list does not make too much sense to me.

I do not consider a lot of those plants as being similar at all -- nor in popularity, nor in appearance, nor in rareness.

The best of show tank last year, Oliver's tank, features a group of unrelated genera I prefer to label as the "bottle brush" plants. These tend to be large, thick stemmed stem plants with whorls of verticellate leaves. They tend to be very beautiful. Let's take a look at them:

Limnophila aromatica

Ludwigia inclinata var. verticellata 'Pantanal'

Ludwigia
inclinata var. verticellata "Cuba"

Pogostemon (Eusteralis) stellatus 'Narrow'

Pogostemon (Eusteralis) stellatus 'Broad Leaf'

Follow the names in blue to the Plant Finder, which has description and more photos on all of these species/varieties.

Carlos

 

What about Rotala wallachi, Mayaca fluviatalis, Tonina sps. Belem, Manaus and (ah heck, whats the other one), Rotala sp Vietnam, one of the Najas sp. I forget which one, etc. Those are what I would really consider the "bottle-brush" plants. Thats just me though, I am usually a little different than everyone else

I am sure there are others I am not remembering right now.

 

What about Rotala wallachi, Mayaca fluviatalis, Tonina sps. Belem, Manaus and (ah heck, whats the other one), Rotala sp Vietnam, one of the Najas sp. I forget which one, etc. Those are what I would really consider the "bottle-brush" plants. Thats just me though, I am usually a little different than everyone else

I am sure there are others I am not remembering right now.

The big ones are the bottlebrush plants. The little ones are the needle-leaved plants. I guess that would be: Rotala hippuris, Rotala wallichii, Rotala sp. 'Vietnam', Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan', Rotala occultiflora, Rotala mexicana, Mayaca fluviatilis, Mayaca sellowiana.

Toninas are odd. They get dumped into their own category along with Eriocaulon setaceum. I think it is T. fluviatilis, T. sp. 'Belem', T. sp. 'Manaus', T. sp. 'Uapes', T. sp. '*****', etc.

Najas indica. Hmm. The leaves on that one are so stiff though. The Mayacas and Rotalas have much softer foliage.

It is all a bit subjective. A lot of these plants are not even related to each other.

Carlos

 

Ah, "bottle brush" plants... a fitting name which I didn't know about!

That's what I'm talking about.

 

tsunami, a lot of those are extremely rare, at least for me.. this is the first I've even heard of them, let alone seen any one or any place selling them. Where do you normally find species like this?

 

tsunami, a lot of those are extremely rare, at least for me.. this is the first I've even heard of them, let alone seen any one or any place selling them. Where do you normally find species like this?

I've only found a few of those plants at my LFS. They were left over from back when they had a manager that actually knew something about plants. All the other rarities are best obtained via trades on here or bought on Aquabid. There are also some online retailers who sell some of these rarer plants, but I can't personally vouch for any of them.

 

Well, at least now I know about them and can keep an eye out for them.

Thanks for all the info guys!

 

I have

Didiplis
Rotala indica
Egeria Najas
Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan" aka Mayaca Sellowiana
Eusteralis Stellata aka Pogostemon Stellata both varieties, broad leaf and narrow leaf
Ludwigia arcuata, (needle leaf)

After the first of the year I will be importing from Oriental Aquarium, so most likely any of the plants in their most recent catalog will be available to me, which is the chief source where Fishvet got his plants.

 

After the first of the year I will be importing from Oriental Aquarium, so most likely any of the plants in their most recent catalog will be available to me, which is the chief source where Fishvet got his plants.

That will make me happy.

 

Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan" aka Mayaca Sellowiana

These are both totally different, unrelated species. They are not synonyms. Mayaca sellowiana is is more like a gigantic Mayaca fluviatilis, while Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan' is more similar to Rotala wallichii but green.

Carlos

 

According to Tropica,

There is some uncertainty about the correct name of this plant. For some time it has been sold as Mayaca sellowiana, but actually this is Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan'' (species unknown). It is a graceful plant with needle-shaped leaves. It requires a relatively large amount of light, and CO2 addition is recommended to promote growth. The most decorative effect is achieved by planting it in groups. Also suitable for small aquariums.

http://www.tropica.com/productcard.asp?id=032B

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Rotala+Nanjenshan+Mayaca+sellowiana&btnG=Google+Search

Do you have some photos of each species?

 

These are both totally different, unrelated species. They are not synonyms. Mayaca sellowiana is is more like a gigantic Mayaca fluviatilis, while Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan' is more similar to Rotala wallichii but green.

Carlos

thanks Tsunami.. i was just about to point that out.. a lot of peopl get confused with this.

 

The above plant is Mayaca sellowiana.

This is Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan.'

I do not understand why Tropica has not fixed their mistake. It has been quite some time that we've known both species to be separate and unrelated at that.

You can order both species separately from Oriental Aquariums (Lowcoaster on Aquabid is a good person to ask). I think he is selling Mayaca sellowiana right now.

Carlos

 

I think that Tropica has a few translation issues here and there that make it look like they're saying Mayaca sellowiana and Rotala 'Nanjenshan' are synonyms. The same issue makes it look like they're saying Rotala rotundifolia and indica are the same, when of course, they aren't.

 

Now that I look at it, I think Tropica is only saying that a lot of the mayaca sellowiana that is being sold is actually rotala sp. "nanjenshan".

 

I think that Tropica has a few translation issues here and there that make it look like they're saying Mayaca sellowiana and Rotala 'Nanjenshan' are synonyms. The same issue makes it look like they're saying Rotala rotundifolia and indica are the same, when of course, they aren't.

They aren't? I thought that Rotala indica was renamed to Rotala rotundifolia. If they're not the same, does anyone know what species Florida Aquatic Nurseries distributes as R. indica? Is it true indica?

 

Rotala najean vs. Mayaca sellowiniana

I have had both species in stock and, at least from Oriental, they are different plants--they look different and are different shades of green.