Lagenandra

Lagenandra
Lagenandra ovata (left) and
Lagenandra koenigii (right)[1]
Lagenandra toxicaria, in Kerala, South India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Cryptocoryneae
Genus: Lagenandra
Dalzell

Lagenandra is a genus of aquatic (to semi-aquatic) flowering plants in the aroid family, Araceae,[2] endemic to the Indian Subcontinent (Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka).[3][4] The genus has gradually become more known through the aquascaping and aquarium hobby, in which several related Araceae genera are already highly prized and grown on a large scale (notably Anubias, Bucephalandra and Cryptocoryne); Lagenandra, however, is still relatively rare in cultivation or private collections.

The genus is visually-similar to (and, in places, sympatric with) the Cryptocoryne, but is distinguishable for its involute vernation (leaf growth); comparatively, Cryptocoryne tends to exhibit convolute vernation.[5]

  1. ^ Pohl in Das Pflanzenreich of Engler - "Das Pflanzenreich" Vol. 73-74 (1920)
  2. ^ de Wit, H.C.D. (1978). "Revisie van het genus Lagenandra Dalzell (Araceae)". Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen. 78 (13): 1–45.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Bastmeijer, Jan D. "Lagenandra gallery". Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. ^ Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.