Cryptocoryne wendtii

The habitats and sites where this species occurs are threatened by factors which affect all plants occurring in flowing water bodies in the region, notably forest clearance, urbanisation, agricultural intensification and the secondary effects of these factors, particularly increased turbidity, pollution and casual habitat degradation. Collection from the wild for the ornamental plant trade is a possible threat, but it is unlikely to be vulnerable to commercial collection because of the ease of propagation.

There are no conservation actions in place specifically for this species and it is not known from any protected areas. It is classed as VU (B1ab(i,ii,iii)) by Yakandawala (2012). There is a need to survey all known subpopulations to derive an up-to-date assessment of the conservation status of known subpopulations.