{{Short description|Species of plant}} {{Speciesbox | genus = Cryptocoryne | species = alba | authority = de Wit }}

'''''Cryptocoryne alba''''' is a flowering plant belonging to the genus ''[[Cryptocoryne]]'' in the family [[Araceae]].

==Habitat== ''C. alba'' is found southwest of Sri Lanka where it is under threat. <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://crypts.home.xs4all.nl/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/alb/alb.html|title=Cryptocoryne alba|website=crypts.home.xs4all.nl}}</ref> It grows in deep leaf litter in its natural habitat. <ref name="auto"/>

==Description== Its leaf and spathe are umber in color. <ref name="auto"/>

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==External links== * Bastmeijer, J.D., C. Christensen & N. Jacobsen, 1984, Cryptocoryne alba und ihre Variationsbreite, Aqua-Planta 1-84 : 18–22. article * Wit, H.C.D. de, 1975, Cryptocoryne alba de Wit (nov.sp.) en Cryptocoryne bogneri de Wit (nov.sp.), Het Aquarium 45(12) : 326–327. De Wit

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[[Category:Cryptocoryne|alba]] [[Category:Flora of Sri Lanka]] {{Improve categories|date=February 2022}}

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