| Barclaya rotundifolia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Barclaya |
| Species: | B. rotundifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Barclaya rotundifolia M.Hotta [1] | |
Barclaya rotundifolia is a species of perennial aquatic plant native peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. [1]
Barclaya rotundifolia is an aquatic plant with stoloniferous, short, and thick rhizomes. The stolons are 2 mm wide. The green, rounded leaves are 4-7 cm wide. [2]
The nocturnal, 5 cm wide flowers are attached to 5-10 cm long peduncles. The flowers have 30-50 anthers. The gynoecium consists of 10-12 carpels. The globose, 1 cm wide fruit bears echinate, brown, ellipsoid, 2 mm long seeds. [2]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n= 36. [2]
It can reproduce vegetatively through the formation of stolons. [2]
It was first described by Mitsuru Hotta in 1966. [1] The type specimen was collected by Mitsuru Hotta in Sungai Beangang, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the 23rd of November 1963. [2]
The specific epithet rotundifolia, from the Latin rotundus and folium, means round-leaved. [3] [4] [5]
It is classified as data deficient (DD). [2]
It occurs in streams, and pools beneath tropical forest. It can grow in a submerged or emerged state. [2]