Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis

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Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis
Botanical illustration of Nymphaea amazonum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Subgenus: Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis
(Planch.) Conard[1]
Type species
Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc.[2]
Species

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Synonyms[3]
  • Nymphaea sect. Hydrocallis Planch.
  • Nymphaea subsect. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Casp.

Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[4][5][1]

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea rudgeana G.Mey. fruit with characteristic carpellary appendages
Nymphaea rudgeana G.Mey. fruit with characteristic carpellary appendages
Side view of nocturnal opening Nymphaea prolifera Wiersema flower
Floating leaf of Nymphaea glandulifera Rodschied with scale bar (5 cm) on a white background. The adaxial leaf surface is on the left side, and the abaxial leaf surface is on the right side.
Flower of the unidentified species Nymphaea sp. Peru Puerto Maldonado
Proliferating pseudanthium or tubiferous flower of Nymphaea prolifera Wiersema

Species of Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis are perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herbs with contractile roots. The floating, petiolate leaves are orbicular to elliptic and have an entire margin.[4]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are nocturnal and float on the water surface.[6][4] The carpels have enlarged, clavate carpellary appendages.[6][1] The flowers emit solvent-like, pungent, fermented, or fruity fragrances.[7]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described as Nymphaea sect. Hydrocallis Planch. by Jules Émile Planchon in 1853. Later, it was elevated to the status of the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Conard by Henry Shoemaker Conard in 1905.[1][3][5][8][2]

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