Description
Anubias barteri var. glabra is a medium-sized Anubias that comes from rainforest streams in West Africa. There are several different forms of the variety glabra with more or less elliptic to lanceolate leaves. It is also sold under the names Anubias minima and Anubias "Kruising".
The variety glabra is as as undemanding and robust as many other Anubias forms. It grows well as epiphyte on the hardscape as well as fixed to the substrate (don't bury the rhizome!). Its narrow, lanceolate leaves are an interesting contrast to other, rather broad-leaved Anubias forms.
Anubias barteri var. glabra is widely spread in West Africa, from Guinea to Gabun. The plant forms dense populations on river banks and rocks in and on forest rivulets, where they often share the same habitat with Bolbitis heudelotii and Crinum natans. The variety glabra really is a collective term for various Anubias barteri forms that grow to different sizes, their leaves oval to lanceolate.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Medium-sized Anubias
Robust, undemanding
Interesting lanceolate leaf shape
Also suitable for smaller tanks
Synonyms
Anubias lanceolata N. E. Brown, Anubias minima Chevalier
Complete Botanical Name
Anúbias bárteri var. glábra N.E. Brown
Family
Araceae
Genus
Anubias
Trader Names
Anubias "Kruising"
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
very easy
Growth
very slow
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
12-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-15 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Rhizomteilung, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Height
10-20 cm
Width
10-30 cm
Colour
medium green, dark green
