Freshwater
Anubias heterophylla
Araceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 50 cm
Range
Native
Lives wild in Angola, Cameroon, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
More about the species
Description
Anubias heterophylla is a species belonging to the Aroid genus Anubias. It was first described scientifically by Adolf Engler in 1879.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anubias affinis
- Anubias bequaertii
- Anubias congensis
- Anubias engleri
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