A new variety of Cryptocoryne crispatula from Guangxi province of China



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English Translation

Cryptocoryne crispulata var. planifolia

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p. 134: Lower part of shaded stream with deep water and Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia.
p. 135, upper right: Upper part of shaded stream with shallow water and flowering Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia.
p. 135, lower left: Flowering specimens of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia with the characteristic white spiralled limb of the spathe (the narrow leaved plant in centre-left is a Vallisneria sp.).
p. 135, lower right: Close-up of the limb of the spathe of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia.
p. 136: Plants of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia (left) and var. flaccidifolia (right).
p. 136, left: Upper surface of the leaves of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia.
p. 136, right: Lower surface of the leaves of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia.
p. 137: Close-up of the kettle of Cryptocoryne crispatula var. planifolia.

All photos by Zhou Hang