Bucephalandra sp. "Melawi Fine Edge"
- Large, decorative Bucephalandra form
- Elliptic leaves with dark green tones
- About 10-12 cm high
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Description
Under the trade name "Melawi Fine Edge", we received different-looking large Bucephalandra forms. Their exact origin and species identity are not known to us, but all Bucephalandras are native to the island of Borneo. They occur there as flow-adapted plants (rheophytes) on rocks in the flood zone of streams.
Plants labelled as "Melawi Fine Edge" vary greatly in leaf shape. The leaf blades are often elongated with wavy edges and a dark green upper side. Our tissue culture plant, however, has broadly elliptical, non-wavy leaves. It possibly belongs to the species Bucephalandra akantha. Together with the stem, the leaves are about 8-12 cm long. When the plant is cultivated submersed, the strong rhizome grows stem-like, ascending to erect, and branches out at the base. The shoot tips are reddish in colour. In the terrestrial form (emersed), the rhizome tends to grow creeping.
Bucephalandra species and forms are primarily epiphytic plants that attach themselves to rock or wood with their roots. However, they can also be attached to the substrate, but the rhizome should not be buried as this could cause it to rot. The plant will then root itself and benefit from the nutrients in the substrate. Growth is generally slow to very slow.
Bucephalandras can cope with low light levels, but develop best with medium light levels, a constant supply of CO2 and nutrients and good water movement. Strong lighting is tolerated if the nutrient and CO2 supply is sufficient. The temperature can be between 20 and 27 °C.
We recommend placing Bucephalandras in tanks that are already established. It is best to leave them to grow undisturbed for a long time. Sudden changes in conditions can cause the leaves to fall off, but the plants usually slowly produce new shoots on the rhizome afterwards.
Bucephalandras are propagated by cutting off side shoots or head shoots, which also encourages the stems to branch out.
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And is undemanding, even without fertilization through the water column. Nevertheless a very pretty plant, and planted more or less as a solitary plant it's also a little... (read more)
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Wächst sehr langsam
Und ist genügsam auch ohne Düngung über die Wassersäule.
Trotzallem eine sehr hübsche Pflanze, und als gewissermaßen solitär gesetzt auch ein kleiner Blickfang
As a Buce fan I got the Melawi for a re-scape ... the cup was packed full, I got what felt like 8-10 small & medium Buce out of it ... was tied onto roots or put into gaps ... (read more)
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in Vitro - voll bis oben hin ... ;)
habe als Buce-Fan mir die Melawi für ein re-scape zugelegt ...
der Becher war prall gefüllt, habe gefühlt 8-10 kleine & mittlere Buce daraus gewonnen ...
wurde auf Wurzeln aufgebunden oder in Lücken gesetzt ...
allerdings scheint sie noch etwas Zeit zu brauchen, nach 4 Wochen im Becken (mit idealen Bedingungen) hatte ich etwas mehr erwartet ...
im Vergleich dazu die Buce sp Red direkt nebendran im Becken wächst wie Unkraut ;)
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