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Anubias
Anubias is a genus of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants from tropical Africa, grown mostly for its thick, dark green leaves. The key to growing it is to keep the rhizome above the substrate and never bury it, since it grows slowly and rots when buried.
Anubias is a genus of aquatic and semi-aquatic flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical central and western Africa. They primarily grow in rivers and streams but can also be found in marshes. They are characterized by broad, thick, dark leaves that come in many different forms. The genus was revised in 1979 and since then its nomenclature has been stable. Species can be determined by using mostly characteristics of the inflorescence. Because of the often shady places where the plants grow, the genus was named after the Egyptian god Anubis, the god of the afterlife. The genus was first described in 1857 by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, with A. afzelii as its type species.
Anubias afzelii · Anubias barteri var. angustifolia · Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia · Anubias barteri var. glabra · Anubias barteri var. nana · Anubias barteri · Anubias gigantea · Anubias gilletii · Anubias gracilis · Anubias hastifolia · Congo Anubias · Anubias pynaertii
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