Taxon: Cryptocoryne beckettii Thwaites ex Trimen

• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Becketts Wasserkelch   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (aquarium plant fide Pl Res SEAs A:107. 1989)
  

Distributional range:

• ASIA-TROPICAL
  Indian Subcontinent: Sri Lanka

• also cultivated

References:

• Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980–. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 2002. World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae).
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). A:107.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cryptocoryne beckettii.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cryptocoryne beckettii.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cryptocoryne beckettii.

Check other web resources for Cryptocoryne beckettii Thwaites ex Trimen:

• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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