{{Short description|Species of aquatic freshwater plant}} {{Speciesbox | genus = Cryptocoryne | species = parva | authority = [[Hendrik de Wit|de Wit]] }} '''''Cryptocoryne parva''''' is an aquatic freshwater plant, often grown in aquariums.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Boyagoda|first=D. T. K.|url=http://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7983|title=Development of micropropagation protocols for two different Cryptocoryne species in Sri Lanka (Cryptocoryne parva and Cryptocoryne xwillisii)|last2=Jayamanne|first2=S. C.|last3=Herath|first3=H. M. I.|date=2016|publisher=Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka|isbn=978-955-0481-09-5|language=en}}</ref> It is the smallest known member of the genus [[Cryptocoryne]]. Native to Sri Lanka, it grows as a small rosette reaching between 5 and 8 cm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cryptocoryne parva – Tropica Aquarium Plants|url=https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Cryptocoryneparva(106)/4558|access-date=2022-02-19|website=tropica.com}}</ref> Emersed leaves are a little wider than those growing under water.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-27|title=Cryptocoryne Parva – The Complete Practical Care Guide|url=https://www.fishkeepingworld.com/cryptocoryne-parva/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Fishkeeping World|language=en-us}}</ref> The spathe is c. 1.5 cm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cryptocoryne parva|url=https://crypts.home.xs4all.nl/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/par/par.html|access-date=2022-02-19|website=crypts.home.xs4all.nl}}</ref>
It grows very slowly even under good conditions and prefers a lot of light.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cryptocoryne parva – Tropica Aquarium Plants|url=https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Cryptocoryneparva(106)/4558|access-date=2022-02-19|website=tropica.com}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://crypts.home.xs4all.nl/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/par/par.html Crypt page]
{{Taxonbar|from=Q15339070}} [[Category:Cryptocoryne|parva]] [[Category:Aquatic plants]] [[Category:Flora of Sri Lanka]]
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