Name That Plant - Thailand I

[waters]

Hi All - this is part I of this post. I've posted 25 pictures in each since there is a limit of 40 per post.

Not sure if anyone in the forums has ever been to Bangkok, Thailand - but there is an impressive market here called Chatuchak (also called the weekend market). In one area there is a dedicated aquatic plant section (along with several fish shops). While my Thai is okay, they have Thai names for most of the plants on sale there, and since I'm fairly new to the hobby, only a few that I recognize. I've offered to print a small guide to the plants that are most commonly available at the market (I'm doing this for free), and will make a note of both the Thai, English common, and Latin names of the plants that can be identified.

So - if anyone here can name a plant in the series of pics below - I'd be very grateful.

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[Mick.Dk]

1/ Pogostemon erectus.
2/ Nympheae zenkerii.
3/ most likely Hemianthus call. 'Cuba'.
4/ Saggitaria - most likely subulata.
5/ Nymphea sp.
6/ Cabomba piauhyiensis
7/ Ceratophyllum demersum
8/ Echinodorus sp. - could be Ech, barthii.[DOUBLEPOST=1405248122][/DOUBLEPOST]9/ Ceratophyllum demersum
10/ Hygrophila sp.
11/ Hygrophila difformis.
12/ Limnophila sessiliflora.
13/ Echinodorus bleherii.
14/ not sure - but likely Cabomba carolineana.
15/ not sure - most likely a Limnophila sp.
16+17/ too unsure. Can be several different, sorry.

 

[Mick.Dk]

18/ Bacoba australis.
19/ Ludwigia - probaply palustris.
20/ Rotala sp - but could be a Bacoba sp.
21/ Nesaea crassicaulis.
22/ Hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig'.
23/ Ludwigia repens.
24/ Limnophila sessiliflora.
25/ Hemigraphis - most likely 'colorata'. (NOT suited for aquarium !!)

 

[G H Nelson]

Will have a go at the rest Mick.
9.Ceratophyllum demersum...hornwart.
10.Hygrophila sp corymbosa angustifolia.
11.Hyggophila sp difforms.
12.Limnophila sessiliflora.
13.Echinodorus sp
14.Cabomba sp?
15.Rotala sp nanjenshan maybe?
16.Rotala sp rotundifolia?
17.Ludwigia sp maybe?
18.Lindernia sp maybe?
19.Ludwigia sp palustris.
20.Rotala sp sunset?
21.Nesaea crassicaulis.
22.Hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig'.
23.Ludwigia sp atlantis.
24.Limnophila sp sessiliflora.
25.Non-aquarium i think also.
Cheers
hoggie

 

[waters]

Thank you so much Mick.Dk and hogan53!

 

[waters]

I'd originally thought that chatuchak-plants-22.jpg - Hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig' was Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'. It's clearly Hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig' 🙂

 

[Mick.Dk]

I'd originally thought that chatuchak-plants-22.jpg - Hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig' was Hygrophila corymbosa 'Siamensis'. It's clearly Hygrophila polysperma 'rosanervig' 🙂

Yep - that one is easy to ID .........😉

 

[waters]

Interesting - I also have some 12/24. Limnophila sessiliflora in my tank, but thought that it was Hottonia palustris.

 

[Martin in Holland]

Couldn't your supplier give you the names ?

 

[waters]

Hi Martin - they know some of the common names in English - like 'Sag' for Sagittaria subulata (Dwarf Sagittaria), but for most of the species here, when asked, they'll reply with a local Thai name - which I had no way of translating.

 

[G H Nelson]

Interesting - I also have some 12/24. Limnophila sessiliflora in my tank, but thought that it was Hottonia palustris.

I think you could be correct...on 12.
Number 14 looks like cuttings from the top section of Cabomba 😵 now i have another look....😉
Limnophila sessiliflora.....is very floppy if you take it out the aquarium....if it stands up its not Limnophila sessiliflora.
Cheers
hoggie

 

[waters]

I think you're right - it's very floppy and delicate out of water.

 

[Martin in Holland]

Hi Martin - they know some of the common names in English - like 'Sag' for Sagittaria subulata (Dwarf Sagittaria), but for most of the species here, when asked, they'll reply with a local Thai name - which I had no way of translating.

Just like here in China....not very helpful names like "easy red" and such

 

[G H Nelson]

12 & 24.Hottonia sp inflata...maybe?
Limnophila sessiliflora....i think has a whitish/silvery underside of the leaf have a look
Cheers
hoggie

 

[Mick.Dk]

12 and 24 could be subject to discussion, you are right on that.
Lim.sess. usually grow much longer internodes (the stem-section between leaf-sections), than Hot. pal. and it grow VERY much faster, than Hottonia. And Hogan is right; the Lim.sess. is considerably more "floppy", than Hottonia. Furthermore Hottonia has a strong tendency of "arching" the stems - whereas Lim.sess usually goes straight to surface ( in a H... of a speed !!)