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Cryptocoryne timahensis

A Cryptocoryne named for Bukit Timah in Singapore, generally treated as a natural hybrid (C. cordata × C. nurii) known from very few plants in shaded forest streams. In cultivation it behaves like a warm, soft-water forest stream Cryptocoryne.

Cryptocoryne timahensis
Photo: Jan D. Bastmeijer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

It grows submerged or emersed in small, shaded, clear forest streams with soft, acidic water, in the hill forest of Bukit Timah.

Lowland; Bukit Timah is below about 160 m.

SingaporeMalaya

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.