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Cryptocoryne nurii Furtado "Rompin"

In 2010 another nurii like plant was collected by Joshua Siow in Pahang, Malaysia. It differs from C. nurii var. nurii by its short, broad leaves.

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The plant grows well in an acid soil from beech tree leaf litter...
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... and flowers soon.
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The leaves green to brownish.
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A spathe with a short tube.
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A fresh opened spathe with the limb upright.
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The limb is rough but doesn't have the extreme protuberances.
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The same plant with dark brown dots on the limb...
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... and more detailed
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Another collection from Rompin shows a plant with brown leaves ....
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photo Jacobsen

... with almost the same spathe.
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photo Jacobsen
Opened kettle. Olfactory bodies bright yellow. Note the big flap over the male flowers.
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Male flowers and a purple appendix.
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Updated February 2016

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