Nymphaea heudelotii
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| Nymphaea heudelotii | |
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| Nymphaea heudelotii cultivated in the Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras |
| Species: | N. heudelotii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea heudelotii Planch.[2] | |
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Nymphaea heudelotii is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from tropical West Africa to Uganda and Botswana.[2]
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea heudelotii is a relatively small,[3][4][5] delicate herb with 1(–2) cm wide rhizomes.[6] The ovoid to round leaves with an entire margin display reddish colouration on the adaxial surface, as well as red colouration with purple spotting on the abaxial surface. The lobes of the leaf have a rounded apex.[7] The petioles is 20 cm long and slim.[2]
Generative characteristics
The small blue to white flowers are 3-5 cm wide.[8] The peduncle is 30 cm long and holds the flowers 5 cm above the water surface.[2] The gynoecium consists of 4-10 carpels.[9] The globose fruit bears elliptic-globose, smooth seeds.[7] The flowers have a very sweet fragrance.[2]
Cytology
Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
Nymphaea heudelotii has been reported to be viviparous starting from its second year of growth.[12]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Jules Émile Planchon in 1853.[2]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by M. Heudelot in Senegal in 1837. It is part of the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, France.[13]