Nymphaea alexii
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| Nymphaea alexii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Anecphya |
| Species: | N. alexii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea alexii S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.[2] | |
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| Nymphaea alexii is endemic to Queensland, Australia[2] | |
Nymphaea alexii is a species of waterlily endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea alexii is an annual or perennial plant with 2 cm wide, globose rhizomes. The elliptic, 15 cm long, and 10 cm wide leaf blades have a slightly sinuate margin.[3]
Generative characteristics
The fragrant flowers extend up to 30 cm above the water surface. The androecium consists of 150 stamens with 17 mm long membranous filaments. The gynoecium consists of 8-16 carpels. The apex of the ovary often displays red colouration. The 4.5 cm wide, globose fruit bears elongate, glabrous, longitudinally ridged, 1-2 mm long seeds.[3]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs and Carl Barre Hellquist in 2006.[2][4]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by Jacobs and Hellquist in Queensland, Australia on the 17th of April 2005.[3]
Placement within Nymphaea
Etymology
Nymphaea alexii is named after Alex James Fussell, the grandson of Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs.[3]