Anubias afzelii ("congensis")
- Also traded as "Anubias congensis"
- Large, robust Anubias species
- Elliptic leaf shape
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Description
Anubias afzelii is often traded as "Anubias congensis". This large Anubias species occurs on sunny to shaded riverbanks in the savanna areas of northern West Africa. In its terrestrial form it may get one meter tall while it reaches only 40 cm as submerged plant. This species is quite variable; the plants labeled as "Anubias congensis" have elliptic leaves, however there are also forms with narrowly lanceolate leaf blades.
Afzelius' Anubias is a robust, very slowly growing plant with coarse leaves. It has low demands and still grows in tanks without CO2 supply, however it needs a little more light than other Anubias species. Medium lighting is recommendable.
With its coarse structure, Anubias afzelii can also be used in aquariums with rowdy fishes such as cichlids. Depending on its size it can be placed in the midground to background. Anubias afzelii is also well suited as emersed plant for terrariums and paludariums.
The Anubias available in trade are subject to a considerable name confusion. For a long time, Anubias afzelii has been carried under the erroneous name "Anubias congensis". However, Anubias congensis is a synonym of another species, namely A. heterophylla. Narrow-leaved plants with reddish-brown leaf stalks sold as "A. afzelii" are truly Anubias barteri var. angustifolia.
True A. afzelii is one of the larger Anubias species. The land form of this strong, robust plant can grow to a maximal height of one metre, forming an up to one metre long and 4 cm thick rhizome. However, in cultivation it tends to stay smaller. The leaf blades grow to over 40 cm in length and have a lanceolate to narrow-ovate to oval form.
A. afzelii populates sunny to shaded river to rivulet banks in West Africa (Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali) where it often forms dense groups. (read more)
| Misapplied names | Anubias congensis |
| Complete botanical name | Anúbias afzélii Schott |
| Family | Araceae |
| Genus | Anubias |
| Difficulty | very easy |
| Colour | medium green |
| Texture | großblättrig |
| Usage | Cichlid proof plant, Background, Midground |
| Height | 30 - 40cm |
| Width | 30 - 40cm |
| Growth | slow |
| pH value | 6 - 8 |
| Temperature tolerance | 12 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 0 - 15°dKH |
| General hardness | 0 - 30°dGH |
| Propagation | Rhizomteilung, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |
| Misapplied names |
| Anubias congensis |
| Complete botanical name |
| Anúbias afzélii Schott |
| Family |
| Araceae |
| Genus |
| Anubias |
| Difficulty |
| very easy |
| Colour |
| medium green |
| Texture |
| großblättrig |
| Usage |
| Cichlid proof plant, Background, Midground |
| Height |
| 30 - 40cm |
| Width |
| 30 - 40cm |
| Growth |
| slow |
| pH value |
| 6 - 8 |
| Temperature tolerance |
| 12 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness |
| 0 - 15°dKH |
| General hardness |
| 0 - 30°dGH |
| Propagation |
| Rhizomteilung, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? |
| yes |
| Source |
| Flowgrow |
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