Nymphaea guineensis
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| Nymphaea guineensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras |
| Species: | N. guineensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.[2] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nymphaea guineensis is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from tropical West Africa to Chad.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
The leaves are 22 cm long, and 19 cm wide.[3] The leaves have an entire margin.[4] The abaxial leaf surface displays reddish colouration.[5][3]
Generative characteristics
The flowers are 13 cm wide. The petals are purple and pointed.[3] The globose, smooth fruit bears numerous subglobose, arillate seeds.[5]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher and Peter Thonning in 1827.[2]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by Thonning in Ghana. Insects have damaged the preserved specimen.[6]
Placement within Nymphaea
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Brachyceras.[7]
Etymology
The specific epithet guineensis means "from Guinea".[8]