New cultivated species of the genusCryptocoryne (Araceae)

Three new species ofCryptocoryne are described, based on material received from unspecified localities in tropical Asia.Crytocoryne hejnýi Rataj andC. zukalii Rataj differ fromC. cor data Griff. by the non-infundibuliform gorge of the upper tube and by the colour of the limb of spathe.C. evae Rataj is one of the largest species of the genus and is related toC. siemensis Gagn, andC. zonata De Wit. It differs fromC. siemensis andC. blasii by the limb of spathe which is twice as broad and long, and by the coloured inner part of the kettle, fromC. zonata by the shape of the leaf-blades.