Cryptocoryne minima
Ridley (1910)
Family: Araceae.
Synonyms: Cryptocoryne zewaldiae de Wit. Etymology: Cryptocoryne: see C. affinis; minima: very small. Distribution: Malay Peninsula. Description: Petiole up to 12 cm long. Leaf blade very variable, lanceolate to ovoid, 5-7 cm long, 1.5-5 cm wide, smooth or slightly bullate, light green, brownish or purple-red. Apex acute; base acute, round or slightly cordate.
Spathe 3.5 cm, tube 0.5 cm, limb 2 cm long, cuspidate, recurved backwards and downwards, not twisted, interior mammillate, colored very differently, from light yellow, light to dark brown and purple-red. Collar distinct, bulging. Throat very small. Female flowers 4 (5-6)7. Male flowers 15-35. Number of chromosomes 2n = 34. Culture: Cryptocoryne minima is a rare plant about which little is known regarding its cultivation in aquariums. Jacobsen (1982) mentions a nutrient-rich substrate, a not too intense lighting as well as a water temperature
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