Aponoheton ulvovidny , or curly- leaved ( Latin. Aponogéton ulváceus ) - aquatic plant ; species of the genus Atonogeton .
| Atonogeton ulvovidny |
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| The kingdom : | Green plants |
| Class: | Monocotyledonous [1] |
| Family: | Aponogontonovye ( Aponogetonaceae Planch. , 1856, nom. Cons. ) |
| View: | Atonogeton ulvovidny |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Aponogeton ulvaceus Baker , 1881 |
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His homeland is Madagascar . Despite its tropical origin, it, however, does not require high water temperature in culture, and grows well in water from +15 to 20 ° C. In the summer it grows especially well in warm water, but it requires shading from the heat.
Its difference from other species is mainly some curliness, or waviness, of its underwater leaves .
Tuber starts up a lot of roots and loves, apparently, a more nutritious soil . The following composition of the land is best for him: ½ is sod , мел is small peaty and ¼ is gravel .
All leaves are underwater - soft; reach 5 centimeters in width and 30 centimeters in length, and the proportion of the stem is no more than 15-18 cm. The petiole is triangular. With its bright green color, transparency, tenderness and clearly distinguished transverse veins , aponogeton leaves resemble urirandra leaves, but they are not transparent. Their number reaches 15-20.
Flowering begins in March and lasts until mid-summer. The flowers are a milky white ear , always floating on the surface.
Propagation is carried out by sowing easily ripening seeds or, even more simply, by dividing the tuber.
In the first case, it is necessary to let the seeds be planted in the water with a length of 2-3 cm and only then plant in the ground.
- Zolotnitsky NF Amateur Aquarium . - M: Terra, 1993. - 784 p. - ISBN 5-85255-405-7 . (inaccessible link)
The article uses the text of N. F. Zolotnitsky, which has passed into public domain