Lagenandra ‘Cora Bastmeijer’, an artificial hybrid between the Indian L. meeboldii and the Sri Lankan L. thwaitesii (Araceae)

 

Jan D. Bastmeijer & Niels Jacobsen

 

ABSTRACT

A successful hybrid between Lagenandra meeboldii from southern India and L. thwaitesii from Sri Lanka segregated into two leaf forms, viz. green leaved forms and dark purple red leaf forms. One of the plants with the striking dark purple red leaves, will be introduced as a new cultivar, Lagenandra ‘Cora Bastmeijer’, and is here described and illustrated.

 

KEYWORDS

Lagenandra meeboldii, L. thwaitesii, hybrid, new cultivar, Lagenandra ‘Cora Bastmeijer’, standard specimen.