Cryptocoryne scurrilis de Wit
The well known plants from South Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung under the name C.
scurrilis are off April 2007 named C. bangkaensis.
Not much knowledge of C. scurrilis rests.
C. scurrilis originates from the Riau province in Sumatra (Indonesia) and is not with
certainty known from cultivation. There are a few collections from different localities in
the Jambi province and from the Bintan island which may match the type material that de
Wit used for his description (Meijer 4313). It would very nice to recollect the real C.
scurrilis from 'a tributary' of the Indragiri river in the Riau province.
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| One of the two sheets Meijer 4313 of
C. scurrilis in the Leiden herbarium (L). Only one plant (top left) has a spathe.
No fruits are present. It is not known if there are any duplicates (Bogor?). coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
Detail of the herbarium sheet left
with a small (immature?) spathe (in the center of the picture). coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
The dismounted spathe after being
cooked for a minute and stored in alcohol for further analysis. coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
The pollen revealed a fertility of
more than 90%. coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
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| Limb of the spathe showing irregular
outgrowths (protuberances). coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
Detail of the figure left. coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
Transition of the limb to the tube. coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
Opened kettle. Note the very long
styles, not common in Cryptocoryne. coll. Meijer 4313 photo Bastmeijer |
Known candidates for C. scurrilis; there are more unidentified plants from the Jambi province in Sumatra and the picture may be much more complicated. |
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| Van Wijngaarden got an imported plant "from
Indonesia" which has clear protuberances... unknown locality photo Jacobsen |
... and has very long styles. unknown locality photo Jacobsen |
Sasaki found this plant in a stream North of
Lome on Bintan island. coll. Sasaki I-BISP (not I-BISL) photo Jacobsen |
From about the same locality in Bintan, Jacobsen
brought this plant. coll. Jacobsen NJI 01-15 photo Jacobsen |
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| Also Wongso collected North of Lome in Bintan. coll. Wongso SW 200 photo Wongso |
Opened spathe of the Bintan plant. coll. Wongso SW 200 photo Wongso |
It has clear protuberances... coll. Wongso SW 207 photo Wongso |
... and long styles. coll. Wongso SW 207 photo Wongso |
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| The original drawing of C.
scurrilis in De Wit (1962, 1990) with the legends by Ike Zewald. Courtesy herbarium
WAG. drawing Ike Zewald |
Figures 4 and 5 are omitted as they refer to C. bangkaensis. | The famous figure 3 that triggered
the investigations for the real C. scurrilis. Thanks to Ike! |
Distribution of C. scurrilis in Sumatra (Indonesia). |
Read the C. bangkaensis article by Bastmeijer & Jacobsen in the Document service.
Jan D.Bastmeijer, May 2007
Literature:
Bastmeijer, J.D. & N. Jacobsen, 2007, Cryptocoryne bangkaensis
Bastmeijer, ein neuer Name für eine gut bekannte Cryptocoryne von Sumatra (Indonesien).
Aqua-Planta 32(2): 41, 44-55.
Wit, H.C.D.de, 1962, Nieuwe waterplanten, Meded.Bot tuinen en het Belmonte arboretum WAG
Vol VI-4 : 92-98.
Wit, H.C.D.de, 1990, Aquarienpflanzen, 2. Auflage, Ulmer, Stuttgart.