Cryptocoryne palawanensis ("pygmaea")

Palawan water trumpet

Cryptocoryne palawanensis ("pygmaea")

Palawan water trumpet

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Rare Cryptocoryne from the Philippines
Small to medium-sized
Not very demanding
Hardly in trade elsewhere

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Foreground

Middle ground

Nano-Aquarium

Aquarium Plant Profile

Difficulty Easy

Growth Slow

Light Low

Wasserhärte maximal für diese Aquarienpflanze im Aquarium

Water hardness maximum Medium

Recommended care height 5-20 cm

CO2 No

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in Vitro XL - Ø 8,5 cm (out of stock)

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Description

Cryptocoryne palawanensis is one of the relatively few Cryptocoryne species native to the Philippines. It was long thought to be Cryptocoryne pygmaea, but turned out to be a new species and was described as C. palawanensis in 2022. The plant occurs in and along rivers and streams on the islands of Palawan and Busuanga, where it forms dense, submerged to emergent stands depending on the water level. The species is quite variable, with forms that grow to different sizes. It is somewhat reminiscent of Cryptocoryne wendtii forms. A long time ago, C. palawanensis was occasionally sold under the name C. pygmaea, but is now a rarity. It should not be confused with a plant sold as Cryptocoryne "pigmea", which belongs to C. x willisii. In the underwater form, the plant grows to around 25 cm tall, but remains significantly smaller in the emersed form.

Medium lighting and a nutrient-rich substrate are recommended. Cryptocoryne palawanensis also grows in medium-hard water. Like most Cryptocorynes, it reproduces by underground runners.

The Palawan water trumpet can be used in a similar way to the Sri Lankan Cryptocorynes from the wendtii / beckettii group. It works well as a group in the midground.