Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho'
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, Staurogyne sp. 'Porto Velho' is grouped as medium-growth stem plant with foreground/midground placement.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Staurogyne, family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales, and major group Angiosperms.
The profile also carries aliases for Staurogyne 'Porto Velho'.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
The care profile combines medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water-condition fields provide temperature 22–28 °C, pH 5–7.5, KH 0–10 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
Planning 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.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
For propagation, the profile lists cuttings.
Color signals in the profile include green and brown.
Use-case tags in the profile include accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °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
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Staurogyne
