Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Sintang' – Compact Elegance from the Heart of Borneo

Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Sintang' is a petite and refined variety of Bucephalandra native to the Sintang region of West Kalimantan, Borneo. This variant is prized for its compact size, dense clumping habit, and soft, rounded leaves with subtle undulating edges—making it an excellent choice for nano tanks, foreground accents, and minimalist aquascapes.

Cultivated through sterile tissue culture propagation, 'Sintang' is especially well-suited for aquascapers looking to maintain a clean, pest-free setup. It adapts beautifully to both submerged and emersed growth, rewarding hobbyists with a resilient, slow-growing plant that occasionally produces delicate underwater blooms.

🌿 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Sintang'

• Common Name: Bucephalandra Sintang

• Origin: Sintang, West Kalimantan, Borneo

• Leaf Shape: Oval to rounded with slight wave at the edge

• Color: Dark green to bluish-green with pale green undersides

• Size: Leaves up to 2.5 cm long and 1.2 cm wide

• Growth Form: Compact rosettes with short rhizomes

• Growth Speed: Slow to moderate

• Placement: Foreground, nano hardscape, or small wood/stone accents

• Flowering: Occasionally produces a white to pale pink spathe underwater

💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: Low to medium light (best coloration in moderate light)

• CO₂: Not required but recommended for faster growth

• Nutrients: Benefits from water column fertilization

• Water Parameters: Soft to medium-hard water, pH 6.0–7.4

• Temperature: 68–78°F (20–26°C)

🌱 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Ideal for nano aquariums and foreground detailing

• Provides contrast with finer or grass-like species

• Attaches easily to small lava rock, driftwood, or slate

• Compact size minimizes maintenance and trimming

• Excellent for terrariums, ripariums, and high-humidity setups

🔁 Propagation & Growth:

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required (epiphytic rhizome)

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – thrives in moist, shaded environments

• Trim rhizome and reattach divisions to promote bushier growth

• Adapts well to both submerged and emersed setups

📦 What You’ll Receive:

• One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing healthy Bucephalandra sp. Sintang plantlets—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant.

• All plants propagated in a sterile, pest-free laboratory environment

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Pictures shown are sample representations and not the actual plants you will receive. Unless stated otherwise, we do not guarantee plants will arrive free of pests or pesticides, or that they will be in a submerged or emersed form. Proper acclimation is essential for optimal growth.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.