Cryptocoryne alba

Cryptocoryne alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Cryptocoryne
Species:	C. alba
Binomial name
Cryptocoryne alba de Wit

Cryptocoryne alba is a flowering plant belonging to the genus Cryptocoryne in the family Araceae.

Habitat

C. alba is found southwest of Sri Lanka where it is under threat. ^[1] It grows in deep leaf litter in its natural habitat. ^[1]

Description

Its leaf and spathe are umber in color. ^[1]

References

1. "Cryptocoryne alba". crypts.home.xs4all.nl.

External links

• Bastmeijer, J.D., C. Christensen & N. Jacobsen, 1984, Cryptocoryne alba und ihre Variationsbreite, Aqua-Planta 1-84 : 18–22. article
• Wit, H.C.D. de, 1975, Cryptocoryne alba de Wit (nov.sp.) en Cryptocoryne bogneri de Wit (nov.sp.), Het Aquarium 45(12) : 326–327. De Wit