Nymphaea carpentariae
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| Nymphaea carpentariae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Anecphya |
| Species: | N. carpentariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea carpentariae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.[2] | |
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| Nymphaea carpentariae is native to Queensland and Western Australia[2] | |
Nymphaea carpentariae is a species of waterlily native to Queensland and Western Australia.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea carpentariae is a perennial plant with 4 cm wide, globose to elongate rhizomes. The 45 cm wide, orbicular-elliptic leaves have dentate margins.[3]
Generative characteristics
The fragrant flowers rise up to 40 cm above the water surface. The androecium consists of 150-300 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 7-19 carpels. The 4 cm wide, globose fruits bear spherical too elongate-sherical, 2–3.5 mm long, and 2mm wide seeds with continuous rows of 0.1-0.15 mm long trichomes.[3]
Cytology
The chromosome count is n = ~42. The genome size is 1447.44 Mb.[4]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs and Carl Barre Hellquist in 2006.[2][5]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by Jacobs and Hellquist in Burketown, Queensland, Australia on the 18th of April 2005.[3][5]
Placement within Nymphaea
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[3]
Etymology
The specific epithet carpentariae references the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia.[3]