Plant ID request. Buce

[Little]

Anyone know what this Buce is. Was a freebie from an import. It’s getting quite tall now.
Oval leaves, blackberry colour on top of leaves (more of a powdery dark purple in real life), bright pink stems. Quicker growing than usual Buce.

 

[hypnogogia]

Looks like B. Kedagang to me.

Bucephalandra Kedagang

Bucephalandra 'Kedagang' - Limited Edition Tropica (Due to product being Limited Edition, it may arrive potted or in Tissue Culture form -

www.aquariumgardens.co.uk

 

[Little]

Coincidentally I have Kedigang next to the mystery one. The leaves are much smaller and more narrow on my kedigang. The mystery buce has weird “ribs” on the mature leaves that are not really showing well on the picture.

 

[illumnae]

It looks a little like my Dennerle Red Scorpio bucephalandra

 

[John q]

could be bucephalandra Lamandau, or one of the other 30 species. I'm not a buce expert, Hoggie may be able to identify.

 

[G H Nelson]

It could be several Buce It looks like Bucephalandra "red" or Bucephalandra "Blue Green"

Bucephalandra sp. "Blue Green"

This attractive Bucephalandra form is new in the tissue culture plants range of Aquaflora. Bucephalandra sp. "Blue Green", not yet determined to species, is a...

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hoggie

 

[Little]

could be bucephalandra Lamandau, or one of the other 30 species. I'm not a buce expert, Hoggie may be able to identify.

Ahh Lamandau Purple! That’s exactly it.
This site has a picture of its submersed and it has the highly detailed ribs, pink stem and blackcurrant leaves (my poor picture skills did not capture the purple colour well)

Bucephalandra sp. "Lamandau Purple" - Pot

This beautiful Bucephalandra variant probably comes from the Lamandau region in southwestern Borneo and is propagated in nurseries. It is often labeled as Bucephalandra sp....

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Thanks for finding it!