Nuphar oguraensis

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Nuphar oguraensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nuphar
Section: Nuphar sect. Nuphar
Species:
N. oguraensis
Binomial name
Nuphar oguraensis
Miki [1]
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Nuphar oguraensis is endemic to Japan [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Nuphar pumila subsp. oguraensis (Miki) Padgett
  • Nuphar oguraensis var. akiensis Shimoda

Nuphar oguraensis is a species of rhizomatous aquatic plant endemic to Japan. [1]

Contents

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The petiolate, green, ovate floating leaves are 7.5-11.5 cm long, and 6-9 cm wide. The petiole is 1-3 mm wide. [2] The petiole is semi-hollow. [3]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are 1.7-2.5 cm wide. The 2.5-3 cm long, and 1.5-2 cm wide fruit bears brown, 3.5-4 mm long, and 2.5 mm wide seeds. [2]

Reproduction

Generative reproduction

Flowering occurs from June to October. [2]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described by Shigeru Miki in 1934. [1]

Type specimen

The lectotype is an illustration of this species in the original publication by Shigeru Miki. [2] [4]

Natural hybridisation

It has been speculated to be of hybrid origin involving Nuphar pumila and Nuphar japonica . [2]

Conservation

It is threatened by urbanisation and land development. It is regarded as a vulnerable species. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in rivers, lakes, ponds, and ditches. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nuphar oguraensis Miki". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Padgett, D. J. (2007). A MONOGRAPH OF NUPHAR (NYMPHAEACEAE). Rhodora, 109(937), 1–95. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23314744
  3. Padgett, D. J. (2003). Phenetic studies in Nuphar Sm. (Nymphaeaceae): variation in sect. Nuphar. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 239(3/4), 187–197. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23645175
  4. PADGETT, D. J. (1999). NOMENCLATURAL NOVELTIES IN NUPHAR (NYMPHAEACEAE). SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 18(3), 823–826. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41968902