Nymphaea kimberleyensis
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| Nymphaea kimberleyensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Anecphya |
| Species: | N. kimberleyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.[1] | |
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| Nymphaea kimberleyensis is endemic to Western Australia[1] | |
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Nymphaea kimberleyensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Western Australia.[1]
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea kimberleyensis has swollen, 12 cm long rhizomes. The leaves have a dentate margin.[2]
Generative characteristics
The sepals are 9–18.5 cm long. The 9.5-14.5 cm long petals[3] are blue, but display white colouration at the base. The androecium consists of 200 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 15-20 carpels. The glabrous seeds have only been observed in an immature state.[2] The fruit does not develop to maturity.[3]
Reproduction
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs as Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis S.W.L.Jacobs in 1992 . Later, it was elevated to a separate species Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs and Carl Barre Hellquist in 2011.[1]
Type specimen
The type specimen was collected by S. Jacobs, and P. Wilson in the Kimberly region of Western Australia on the 23rd of May 1988.[2][3]
Placement within Nymphaea
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[3][4][5]
Natural hybridisation
Nymphaea kimberleyensis may be of hybrid origin.[3]