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Bucephalandra ultramafica is a small aquatic or semi-aquatic aroid from Borneo that grows on ultramafic rocks beside rivers. It is grown in aquariums, where it needs cool, clean, well-oxygenated water and should be attached to rock or wood rather than buried.
Bucephalandra ultramafica is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to Sabah on Borneo. It is found growing on ultramafic rocks alongside rivers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bucephalandra ultramafica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
