Bucephalandra sp. "Sungai Ayak"

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Entity overview

The entity profile links Bucephalandra sp. "Sungai Ayak" to very-slow-growth creeping plant and foreground/midground placement tags.

Classification data groups this plant under genus Bucephalandra, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.

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Care data interpretation

Care metadata for this plant includes easy difficulty, low light demand, and recommended CO2.

Emersed growth is marked as possible.

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Water parameter context

Available aquarium parameters show temperature 20–26 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–10 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.

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Nutrient range context

Nutrient ranges include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.

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Growth and use data

For propagation, the profile lists cutting off daughter plants.

Use-case tagging adds epiphyte.

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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

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