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Habitus of C. uenoi. Note the irregular
bullated leaves (only a few).
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The spatha has the lower part buried in the
ground. This may be simply by the deposition of soil.
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In this rather wide, muddy stream you would
never find the plant unless the water level is low.
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Detail of the stream with an emersed sandbank
covered with C. uenoi. Crypts do like sandbanks.
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Close-up of the limb of the spathe. Note the toothed
margin. The collar is hardly visible.
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Another spathe of C. uenoi. The leaf on
the background shows some variegated markings.
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The color of the leaves may vary from green with
distinct markings (see left picture) to brown.
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The leaf has a pointed apex (acute) and cordate
base. The depressions in the leaf are rather irregular.
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The main vein of the leaf may be a bit pale
creamish in color. Size of the leaf up to 12 x 4 cm.
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The lower part of the tube (kettle) is inside
whitish. The male flowers show a brown ring.
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Type material of C. uenoi that is
deposited in the Leiden herbarium (L).
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Distribution of C. uenoi just South
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Cryptocoryne uenoi is not so easy to cultivate, as far as we know today. For
that reason, the chromosome number is not known yet.
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Literature.
- Sasaki, Y., 2002. Cryptocoryne uenoi Y. Sasaki (Araceae), eine neue Art aus Sarawak. Aqua
Planta 27(4): 147-149.
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