Bucephalandra sp. "Black Leaf"
Entity overview
The AquariumLesson profile connects Bucephalandra sp. "Black Leaf" with slow-growth creeping plant and foreground/midground placement data.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Bucephalandra, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Care data interpretation
Care tags available for this plant include easy difficulty and low light demand.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water-condition fields provide temperature 22–30 °C, pH 5–8.5, and KH from 0 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
Available nutrient data includes nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
The growth portion of the profile includes height 5–15 cm and width 5–20 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists cutting off daughter plants.
Use-case tags in the profile include epiphyte.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- creeping
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 5–15 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8.5
- Carbonate hardness
- from 0 °dKH
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Bucephalandra
