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Habitat of C. spiralis var. latifolia in a tidal creek in Johore, W. Malaysia. The water may rise 1 m twice a day. On the background Nypa palms.
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A cultivated plant form the locality mentioned left.
coll. & cult. B 801
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The spathe with long cilia ...
coll. & cult. B 801 |
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... and a broad collar.
coll. & cult. B 801
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A plant from Thailand ...
coll.NJT 02-27, cult.B 889
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... which made many offshoots, typical for var. latifolia.
coll.NJT 02-27, cult.B 889
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A more reddish limb of the spathe.
coll.NJT 02-27, cult.B 889
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almost identical with the Malay plant.
coll. & cult. B 801
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Opened kettle with the female and male flowers.
coll.NJT 02-27, cult.B 889
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The flap over the male flowers is a bit translucent. Note the beginning extrusion of the pollen (left).
coll.B 801, cult.B 801
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The ovaries with the somewhat inward bend stigma's.
coll.B 801, cult.B 801
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This kettle is a bit more constricted in the middle.
coll.NJT 02-27, cult.B 889
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The charm of the branched cilia.
coll. NJT 02-27, cult. B 889
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Herbarium specimen from the Malay locality
coll.B 801
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... with young, developing plants
coll.B 801
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Distribution of C. cilata for both var. ciliata and var. latifolia.
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In 2015 a locality on Palawan was found, the first record for the Philippines. Probably introduced by an aquarium hobbyist
C. ciliata var. latifolia is easy to grow, like var.ciliata.
Updated January 2016
For literature see C. ciliata var. ciliata |
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