Cryptpcorynes are popular aquarium plants, known in the aquarium hobby since the early 20th century. They are also studied by people who do not keep aquariums who typically grow them emersed as part of an general interest in Aroids. Other Aroids are Spathiphyllum ("peace lily") and Anthurium. I like (and have) these plants too, but there are a few of us that believe plants of the genus Cryptocoryne are the elegant kings of the Aroid family. Certainly these are my favorite plants of all time.

All plants are indexed by the first letter of the species name. The many natural and man made hybrids are indexed by the first letter of the species name listed first in the cross. The codes were tabulated by Richard Sexton around 1998.

The column on the left is a link to Jan Bestmneijer's Crypts Pages while the column on the right points to local resources.

This page is an adjunt to, not replacement for, Jan's index on The Crypts Pages. I put google ads here as this page ranks fairly high in google and it is hoped that over time the google ads will become a useful way to find places to by Cryptocorynes from. While some common easy to grow species are available, many easy to grow and spectacular species simply aren't around and there is no good reason for that - kleei, hudoroi and usteriana are examples.

The column on the left links to the appropriate entry on Jan's "Crypt Pages" while the link on the right points to local resources, that is pictures I've taken or pictures I've obtained permission to post here.

Perhaps this will help in some small way.

List By Code abi Crypt. albida aff Crypt. affinis alb Crypt. alba ann Crypt. annamica apo Crypt. aponogetifolia aur Crypt. auriculata ban Crypt. bangkaensis bal Crypt. crispatula var. balansae bek Crypt. beckettii bog Crypt. bogneri bul Crypt. bullosa cil Crypt. ciliata cog Crypt. cognata con Crypt. consobrina cor Crypt. cordata cri Crypt. crispatula var. crispatula cro Crypt. coronata crr Crypt. cordata 'Rosanervig' cru Crypt. cruddasiana dec Crypt. decus-silvae dew Crypt. dewitii did Crypt. diderici edi Crypt. edithiae ell Crypt. elliptica fer Crypt. ferruginea fla Crypt. crispatula var. flaccidifolia fus Crypt. fusca gra Crypt. cordata grabowskii gri Crypt. griffithii hud Crypt. hudoroi ide Crypt. ideii jac Crypt. jacobsenii kee Crypt. keei lin Crypt. lingua lon Crypt. longicauda min Crypt. minima moe Crypt. moehlmannii nor Crypt. noritoi nev Crypt. nevillii nur Crypt. nurii pal Crypt. pallidinervia par Crypt. parva pon Crypt. pontederiifolia pur Crypt. xpurpurea nothovar purpurea pyg Crypt. pygmaea ret Crypt. retrospiralis sch Crypt. schulzei scu Crypt. scurrilis sin Crypt. crispatula var. sinensis siv Crypt. sivadasanii spc Crypt. spiralis var.cognatoides spi Crypt. spiralis str Crypt. striolata thw Crypt. thwaitesii tim Crypt. x timahensis ton Crypt. crispatula var. tonkinensis uen Crypt. uenoi und Crypt. undulata ust Crypt. usteriana ver Crypt. versteegii vie Crypt. vietnamensis vil Crypt. villosa wal Crypt. walkeri wen Crypt. wendtii wil Crypt. x willisii yuj Crypt. yujii zai Crypt. zaidiana zon Crypt. zonata zuk Crypt. zukalii

List By Species abi Crypt. albida aff Crypt. affinis alb Crypt. alba ann Crypt. annamica apo Crypt. aponogetifolia aur Crypt. auriculata ban Crypt. bangkaensis bal Crypt. crispatula var. balansae bek Crypt. beckettii bog Crypt. bogneri bul Crypt. bullosa cil Crypt. ciliata cog Crypt. cognata con Crypt. consobrina cor Crypt. cordata ("blassii") crr Crypt. cordata 'Rosanervig' cro Crypt. coronata cri Crypt. crispatula var. crispatula fla Crypt. crispatula var. flaccidifolia sin Crypt. crispatula var. sinensis ton Crypt. crispatula var. tonkinensis cru Crypt. cruddasiana dec Crypt. decus-silvae dew Crypt. dewitii did Crypt. cordata var diderici edi Crypt. edithiae ell Crypt. elliptica fer Crypt. ferruginea fus Crypt. fusca gra Crypt. cordata grabowskii gri Crypt. griffithii hud Crypt. hudoroi ide Crypt. ideii jac Crypt. jacobsenii kee Crypt. keei lin Crypt. lingua lon Crypt. longicauda min Crypt. minima moe Crypt. moehlmannii nev Crypt. nevillii nor Crypt. noritoi nur Crypt. nurii pal Crypt. pallidinervia par Crypt. parva pon Crypt. pontederiifolia pur Crypt. purpurea pyg Crypt. pygmaea ret Crypt. retrospiralis sch Crypt. schulzei scu Crypt. scurrilis sin Crypt. crispatula var. sinensis siv Crypt. sivadasanii spc Crypt. spiralis var. cognatoides spi Crypt. spiralis str Crypt. striolata thw Crypt. thwaitesii uen Crypt. uenoi und Crypt. undulata ust Crypt. usteriana ver Crypt. versteegii vie Crypt. vietnamensis vil Crypt. villosa wal Crypt. walkeri wen Crypt. wendtii tim Crypt. x timahensis wil Crypt. x willisii yuj Crypt. yujii zai Crypt. zaidiana zon Crypt. cordata var. zonata zuk Crypt. zukalii