African onion plant
Crinum calamistratum Bogner & Heine
20–30 cm
Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
low
CO₂ needs
23–26 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- background, midground
- Propagation
- separating offshoots
- Uses
- specimen plant
- Grows emersed
- no
In the wild
Overview
Very long, narrow, dark green and strongly wavy leaves give this African Crinum a supple and unusual outline. It forms a smaller bulb than other Crinum, but its foliage can take up much of the decor. A single plant shows off its crinkled ribbons particularly well.
- Scientific name
- Crinum calamistratum Bogner & Heine
- Classification
- Asparagales › Amaryllidaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
Central Africa
Native countries Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
No introduction reported outside its native range.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
It grows slowly and needs less light than other Crinum. Well-established plants can produce small bulbs used for propagation. Allow room for the long leaves rather than judging its size from the bulb alone. Tropica also notes that plant-eating fish do not eat its foliage.
Sources:Flowgrow Tropica GBIF POWO (Kew) Tropica · Base map: Natural Earth