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Form of Bucephalandra sp.

Bucephalandra Sintang

Bucephalandra sp. 'Sintang'

One of 17 forms of Bucephalandra sp. · See all forms →

Also known as Buce Sintang, Bucephalandra Sintang Green, Bucephalandra sp. Sintang IC106, Bucephalandra pygmaea, Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Bukit Kelam'

FreshwaterRhizomeRhizome division

Forms · Bucephalandra sp.

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Care at a glance

Light
Low light
CO2
CO₂ beneficial
Temperature
70–82°F
21–28°C
Max height
3.9 in
10 cm
Growth rate
Slow
Placement
Epiphyte
Type
Rhizome
pH
6.0–7.5
Hardness
4–12 dGH
Spread
3.9 in (10 cm)
Nutrient uptake
Root + water column
Growth region
Submersed or emersed
Difficulty
Easy
Family
Araceae
Origin
Borneo (Sintang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia)

Overview

Sintang Green is a small-leaved form with oblong bright green leaves that show a subtle metallic sheen under LED light. Fix the rhizome to driftwood or stone and keep it uncovered to avoid rot. It grows slowly and thrives in low to medium light without CO2, though CO2 and good flow speed it up and keep algae off the leaves.

In the wild

'Sintang' is named for the Sintang district of West Kalimantan on Borneo, where it was collected from rocky, fast-flowing forest streams. Like the rest of the genus it grows as a rheophyte, gripping stone with its rhizome rather than rooting in substrate.

Good to know

This is a locality-named trade form rather than a formally described species, so it keeps the 'Sintang' collection name. Bucephalandra is an aroid genus (Araceae) endemic to Borneo, and hobby forms are routinely named after the river or region where they were first gathered.

Did you know

The 'IC106' tag often seen on Sintang stock is a tissue-culture lab code, a reminder that most Bucephalandra in the trade today is lab-propagated to protect the slow-growing wild populations in Borneo.

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