Four new Cryptocoryne (Araceae) from Sumatera, Indonesia: a new variety and three interspecific natural hybrids
July 2019
Abstract
A new diploid variety,
Cryptocoryne cordata var. wellyi from the Riau Province in Sumatera is described. Three interspecific natural hybrids are also described: the diploid
C. ×ardyi, the triploid
C. ×jambiensis and the tetraploid
C. ×zukalii nothovar.
sumateraensis, of which the tetraploid hybrid involves
C. cordata var.
diderici as one parent. The hybrids are sterile but propagate vegetatively, forming large stands. A key to the
Cryptocoryne taxa of Sumatera is provided.
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