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Anubias barteri

Family: aroids. Distribution: along the banks of rivers, streams and swamps of West and Central Africa, and the island of Bioko (Fernando Po). It can grow emersed or with the roots in the water and the shoots above it.

During floods it becomes completely submerged. Genus: Anubias (Anubias), family: Aroids (Araceae). Leaves simple, gathered in a rosette, stem short, rhizome creeping and robust. Leaves are stiff (therefore this plant can safely be placed in an aquarium with cichlids).

Appearance: stem height up to 25 cm. Leaf blade length up to 10 cm, its width about 5 cm. Green leaves with a cordate base have whitish spots, petioles long (sometimes longer than the leaf);

The rhizome is creeping, thick, fleshy, sometimes branched; adventitious roots penetrate relatively deeply into the substrate. Leaves are asymmetrical, thick to the touch, arrow-shaped, from green to light green, glossy on the upper surface, velvety beneath, with a base bearing short, oval lobes somewhat directed backward. Their length with petioles up to 30 cm. In young plants the length-to-width ratio of the leaf is 2:1. The greatest width of the leaf narrows toward the apex and ends acutely. In mature leaves the base has a shallow sinus and lobes spreading to the sides. The main vein of the leaves is clearly visible and forms a ridge on the underside. Lateral veins are weakly expressed. The petiole equals the length of the leaf. When cultivating, it is desirable to add birch charcoal to the substrate.

Anubias barteri

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