Nymphaea georginae
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| Nymphaea georginae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Anecphya |
| Species: | N. georginae |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea georginae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.[2] | |
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| Nymphaea georginae is native to the Northern Territory, and the state of Queensland, Australia.[2] | |
Nymphaea georginae is a species of waterlily native to the Northern Territory, and the state of Queensland, Australia.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea georginae is a perennial plant with 4 cm wide, globose rhizomes. The orbicular to elliptic, 60 cm wide floating leaves have dentate margins.[3]
Generative characteristics
The fragrant flowers can extend up to 30 cm above the water surface. The flowers have 4 sepals, and 12-26 petals. The androecium consists of 150-250 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 7-19 carpels. The 4 cm wide, globose fruit bears globose to subglobose, 2.5-4 mm wide seeds with interrupted rows of 0.1-0.15 mm long trichomes. The flowers are the most fragrant flowers within Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[3]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs and Carl Barre Hellquist in 2006.[2]
Type specimen
The type specimen of Nymphaea georginae was collected by S. Jacobs and C. B. Hellquist in the Georgina River in Camooweal, Queensland, Australia on the 19th April 2005.[3][4]
Placement within Nymphaea
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[3]
Etymology
The specific epithet georginae refers to the Georgina River, which is the type locality.[3]
