Plants · position 08

Limnophila hippuridoides

Purple ambulia

Identification

Scientific name
Limnophila hippuridoides
Common name
Purple ambulia
Origin
Southeast Asia
Position
#08 in the layout

Measured PAR

Measured PPFD
145 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹
Working range
70–110
Comparison
Above working range

Measured underwater with an Apogee MQ-510at this plant’s position. Working ranges are practical reference figures, not biological thresholds. The full survey sets out how the number was taken and what it does not establish.

Growth habit

Whorled stem; fast, upright, large by aquarium standards.

Placement

Rear-right, where its size gives the back of the scape height.

Coloration notes

Purple to violet underside with green above; a strong color contrast.

General to the species. What this plant has actually done in this aquarium is recorded under observations.

Trimming notes

Fast enough to need regular topping or it reaches the surface.

Current observations

Nothing recorded specific to this plant in this aquarium yet. The scape is still growing in; observations are added when there is something specific to report rather than to fill the section.

Photographs

Photograph pending. Planned: a current photograph at matched camera settings, repeated at intervals so color can be compared across time rather than described.

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