Schismatoglottis prietoi
Schismatoglottis prietoi
Also known as Prieto's schismatoglottis, Schismatoglottis sp. Cebu, Dwarf schismatoglottis
Care at a glance
- Light
- Low light
- CO2
- CO₂ beneficial
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Placement
- Foreground
- Type
- Rhizome
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Hardness
- 3–12 dGH
- Max height
- 3.1 in (8 cm)
- Spread
- 5.9 in (15 cm)
- Nutrient uptake
- Root + water column
- Growth region
- Submersed or emersed
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Origin
- Endemic to fast flowing lowland rivers on Cebu Island in the Philippines, where it roots in sandy and gravelly riverbeds.
- Family
- Araceae
Overview
Plant or attach the rhizome so it is not buried, and give it modest light, since it stays small and slow. It settles in slowly at first, then fills in a broad patch through runners, and CO2 speeds that along without being essential. Stable water helps it avoid the melt that many rheophyte aroids show after a move.
In the wild
This is a small collector aroid with green, oblong leaves that have gently wavy edges and pointed tips. In its home rivers it forms dense low stands by sending out runners, much like a miniature Cryptocoryne. Growing only a few centimeters tall, it makes a distinctive foreground or low midground clump.
Good to know
Described only in 2015, Schismatoglottis prietoi is the single member of its genus known to grow fully submerged for long stretches. It spreads clonally by stolons, in the same way many crypts do.
Did you know
It was named for its discoverer, Esquerion Prieto, and is the only Schismatoglottis known to truly live underwater rather than just on wet banks.
Where to buy
Some links may not be the exact species or variety.
- Aquarium Co-Op Live plants and dependable gear for community tanks
- Aquarium Plants Factory Aquatic plants shipped from a California greenhouse
…or ask your local fish store.
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