Nymphaea francae
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| Nymphaea francae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis |
| Species: | N. francae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul.[1] | |
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| Nymphaea francae is endemic to Brazil[1] | |
Nymphaea francae is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.[1]
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea francae is an aquatic herb.[2] It has ovoid tubers, which are not stoloniferous. The floating leaves have 5–7.2 mm wide, greenish-brown, pubescent to glabrescent petioles with four primary central, and four secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The leaf blade is ovate and has an entire, flat margin. It has actinodromous leaf venation.[2]
Generative characteristics
The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface.[2] They have a pubescent to glabrescent, non-brittle, greenish-brown peduncle with six central primary and twelve secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The petals are white.[2]
Reproduction
Taxonomy
It was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021.[1]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by C.T. Lima and L. Lima in a lagoon on Bananal Island in the Tocantins, Brazil at a depth of 1−3 m. It is only known from the type material.[3]
Placement within Nymphaea
It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.[3]