Scientific name: Cryptocoryne lucens.
Common name: Crypt
Origin: Sri Lanka.
Height: Upto 15cm.
Width: Upto 15cm.
Ease of keeping: Easy.
Tank placement: Foreground.
Lighting: Medium.
pH: 6.5 to 8.
Temperature: 24C - 28C.
Notes: A perrenial native to Sri Lanka that grows amphibiously in it's natural habitat. The leavs are thick, leathery and a deep green colour. The egg shaped leaf blade is longer than the petiole with a wedge shaped base. This is an ideal species for planting in the foreground of the aquarium where it will form thick tufts.

