Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

Description:

            Cryptocoryne retrospiralis is an amazing and unusual aquatic plant, It's curly niddly leaf structure is very attractive and the brownish green colour is also very impressive. In the natural habitat Cryptocryne retrospiralis found in fast flowing river stream.

Hardiness: Easy

CO2 Needs: moderately (while submerge)

Light Needs: Medium-High

Plant Structure: Creeping Stem (Under substrate)

Genus: Cryptpcoryne

Species: retrospiralis

Growth Rate: Fast

Can Be Grown Emerged: Yes

Distribution and Conservation status:

                                 Throughout the disjunct area in the North-Eastern (Brahmaputra river) and South-Western part of India.

Habitat of Cryptocoryne retrospiralis in the buffer zone of Gorumara National park 

Habitat of Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

collecting Cryptocoryne retrospiralis from the habitat

Habitat and Ecology: (North-Eastern INDIA, Buffer zone of Gorumara National Park) 

        https://youtu.be/zg-DKwOGWrg

                                                                                                

                 Shallow water and Fast flowing river stream with other aquatic or semi aquatic vegetation (C.spiralis,H.polysperma,H.corymbosa, R. rotundifolia,Potamogeton nodosus, Vallisneria sp,Sphaerocaryum sp, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides,Nelsonia canescens,Bacopa monnieri, Alternanthera philoxeroides, Staurogyne sp(Bihar), Lasia spinosa, Ipomoea aquatic, Hydrila verticillata, Eleocharis acicularis),   This beautiful ecology is threatened by Human Interposition,

          https://youtu.be/MY7q56pscuc    

                                                                                                      

Inhabitant:

           Garra gotyla,acanthocobitis botia,Danio rerio,Danio devario,Badis assamensis,Caridina cf babaulti,Caridina hodgarti,Aplochelius panchax,Nandus Nandus, Pseudolaguvia muricata, (Thanks to Andrew Arunava Rao for given all those inhabitant information)

Cultivation/Usage- Newly arrival in Cultivation as Ornamental/aquarium plants.

                                      

                                                               

Morphology:

         

           Length 8"-14" from the upper-side from root,

           Stiff, niddly and curly leaf with brownish green colour,

           Roots developed very tightly under the sandy substrate,

           Flower buds comes at the end of monsoon when the water goes dry,

Bud of Cryptocoryne retrospiralis, bud comes out around winter season while the water level goes to dry 

           Seeds can be produced by appropriate circumstances,