A new Cryptocoryne species (Araceae) from southwestern Sri Lanka

Deepthi Yakandawala1, Jan D. Bastmeijer†, Niels Jacobsen2 & Suwidji Wongso3

ABSTRACT

A new species, Cryptocoryne srilankaensis, from the southwestern part of Sri Lanka is described and illustrated and incorporated into an identification key to all Sri Lankan Cryptocoryne species. Cryptocoryne srilankaensis differs significantly from the other Cryptocoryne species by the spathe having a long tube and a white, short forward-bent limb, as well as by the leaves having a finely undulate margin.

Key words: Araceae, Cryptocoryne, new species, chromosome number, Sri Lanka.