Nymphaea × sundvikii
Species of water lily
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Nymphaea × sundvikii is a species of waterlily endemic to Central and East European Russia. It is a natural hybrid of Nymphaea candida and Nymphaea tetragona.[1][2]
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| Nymphaea × sundvikii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. × sundvikii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea × sundvikii Hiitonen[1] | |
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| Nymphaea × sundvikii is endemic to central and East European Russia[1] | |
Description
Parent species of the natural hybrid
Nymphaea × sundvikii Hiitonen
Nymphaea × sundvikii Hiitonen
Nymphaea candida C.Presl
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Nymphaea tetragona Georgi
Vegetative characteristics
The leaves are larger than the leaves of Nymphaea tetragona.[3]
Generative characteristics
The flowers show intermediate morphological characteristics, and they are larger than the flowers of Nymphaea tetragona.[3]
Taxonomy
Ecology
Habitat
It is known from aquatic habitats in the region of Tver, Kostroma, and Nizhny Novgorod.[5] It has been observed in a Sphagnum bog in a small lake.[6] It has also been reported to occur in the Kazhim reservoir.[7] The hybrid is usually found in habitats of sympatric occurrence of the two parent species.[3]