Bucephalandra pygmaea "Bukit Kelam / Sintang"
Entity overview
The profile associates Bucephalandra pygmaea "Bukit Kelam / Sintang" with slow-growth creeping plant and foreground/midground placement tags.
Taxonomy data places it in genus Bucephalandra, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Bucephalandra cf. motleyana ''Melawi''.
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Care data interpretation
Care metadata for this plant includes easy difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water values include temperature 20–26 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–10 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Dosing context starts with 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.
Growth and use data
Propagation data lists cutting off daughter plants.
Color metadata adds green.
Available usage metadata shows epiphyte.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 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
- Araceae
- Genus
- Bucephalandra
