Nymphaea divaricata
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| Nymphaea divaricata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras |
| Species: | N. divaricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea divaricata | |
Nymphaea divaricata is a species of waterlily native to Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
The elongate rhizome is 1-2 cm wide.[3] The leaves are 8-24 cm long.[4] The foliage of Nymphaea divaricata is distinctive in that it predominantly consists of submerged leaves, with floating leaves being a rare occurrence.[5][6][3][7][4] The leaves are divaricately lobed.[8]
Generative characteristics
The yellow, pink or blue, floating to slightly emerging flowers are 4-10 cm wide.[9][3][4] The four acute, lanceolate or ovate-oblong sepals are 2.6–4.5 cm long and 0.8–1.2 cm wide. The 12–15 acute, lanceolate, or obtuse petals are as long as the sepals. The androecium consists of 20–30 stamens with acute appendages of the connective. The gynoecium consists of 12–18 carpels with short styles.[4]
Taxonomy
It was first described by John Hutchinson in 1931.[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet divaricata references divaricately lobed leaves of this species.[8]