{{Short description|Species of aquatic plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Cryptocoryne wendtii.JPG |genus = Cryptocoryne |species = wendtii |authority = [[Hendrik de Wit|de Wit]] |synonyms = *''Cryptocoryne wendtii'' var. ''jahnelii'' <small>[[Karel Rataj|Rataj]]</small> *''Cryptocoryne wendtii'' var. ''krauteri'' <small>Rataj</small> *''Cryptocoryne wendtii'' var. ''nana'' <small>Rataj</small> *''Cryptocoryne wendtii'' var. ''rubella'' <small>Rataj</small> }}
'''''Cryptocoryne wendtii''''', the '''Wendt's water trumpet''',<ref name=usda>{{Cite web |title=Cryptocoryne wendtii de Wit / Wendt's water trumpet |url=https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CRWE4 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=USDA Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture }}</ref> is a species of [[herbaceous plant]] and popular [[aquarium]] plant which is native to [[Sri Lanka]]. It was described by Dutch botanist [[Hendrik de Wit]] in honour of aquarium hobbyist and writer [[Albert Wendt]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-14 |title=Cryptocoryne wendtii |url=http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/wen/wen.html |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=National Herbarium of the Netherlands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014002220/http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/wen/wen.html |archive-date=2007-10-14 }}</ref>
==Distribution== It is native to Sri Lanka and has been introduced into [[Florida]].<ref name=usda/>
==Description== A very variable [[species]] and numerous 'forms' of variable taxonomic status have been discussed, for example "Tropica". The "Mi Oya" form is named after the river it is found in Sri Lanka.{{Cn|date=May 2021}}
==Cultivation== An easy plant to grow and one of the most robust ''Cryptocoryne'' species, it is common and widely found in the aquarium trade. It is variable under different light and other environmental conditions. It is propagated by runners.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Manthei |first1=David |title=Cryptocoryne wendtii |url=https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/aquatic-plants/cryptocoryne-wendtii |website=www.tfhmagazine.com |publisher=Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine |access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
==Sources== * Dötsch, A. 1984. Cryptocoryne wendtii de Wit (Pflanzenportrait). Aqua-Planta 3-84 : 17-18. * Jacobsen, N. 1987. Cryptocoryne. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol. VI: 85-99. * Möhlmann, F. 1985. Reich an Varianten ist Cryptocoryne wendtii De Wit. Das Aquarium 198 : 629-633. * Möhlmann, F. 1994. Die Cryptocoryne-Arten Ceylons (2). Aqua-Planta 1-94 : 34-39. * Rataj, K. 1975. Revision of the genus Cryptocoryne Fischer Studie CSAV, c.3.Praha. * Wit, H.C.D.de 1958. Cryptocoryne wendtii sp.nov. Meded.Bot.tuinen en het Belmonte arboretum WAG Vol.II-4 : 97-101. * Wit, H.C.D.de 1990. Aquarienpflanzen, 2. Auflage Ulmer, Stuttgart.
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014002220/http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Cryptocoryne/Gallery/wen/wen.html Crypts pages ''C. wendtii''] * [http://www.wschowa.com/abrimaal/araceum/cryptocoryne/wendkraut.htm ''Cryptocoryne wendtii var. krauteri''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071031005957/http://www.aquariumplants.com/Wendtii_Green_Cryptocoryne_wendtii_p/cr064.htm Cultivation notes] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071010125752/http://www.aquariumplants.com/Giant_Wendtii_Red_Cryptocoryne_wendtii_pot_p/crypt02.htm red form notes] * [https://www.aquarzon.com/crypt/329-crypt-wendtii-bronze.html Cryptocoryne wendtii ''bronze'' form] * [http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=109E Tropica ''tropica'' form] * [http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=109 Tropica ''green'' form] * [http://www.paghat.com/cryptocoryne.html Paghat's Garden notes] * [http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/tr/Cryptocorynewendtii3.php ''Mi Oya'' form]
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[[Category:Cryptocoryne|wendtii]] [[Category:Aquatic plants]]