Aciotis acuminifolia
Entity overview
The profile associates Aciotis acuminifolia with slow-growth stem plant and midground placement tags.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Aciotis, family Melastomataceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Acisanthera sp. and Spennera acuminifolia Mart. ex DC. Melastomataceae sp. Melastomataceae sp. ''Sao Francisco''.
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Water parameter context
Water values include temperature 18–30 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–7 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
The nutrient summary includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Planning data for care includes difficult difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
Structured growth data contains height 10–40 cm and width 7–8 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by cuttings.
Color metadata adds red.
Available usage metadata shows accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–30 °C
- Placement
- midground
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 10–40 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–7 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Aciotis