Nymphaea brongniartii

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Nymphaea brongniartii
Temporal range: 27.82–23.03  Ma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Subgenus: Nymphaea subg. Lotos
Species:
N. brongniartii
Binomial name
Nymphaea brongniartii
(Caspary) Saporta [1]

Nymphaea brongniartii is a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the upper Oligocene period of France. [1]

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Description

Generative characteristics

The peduncle has 5-7 primary air canals. The flowers had four sepals, and at most 12 petals. There is a gap between petals and stamens. The androecium consists of more than 100 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 30-32 carpels. The operculate, arillate, ovoid seeds had longitudinal ridges. [1]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was described as †Anoectomeria brongniartii Caspary by Robert Caspary in 1856. It was emended by Butzmann and Fischer, 2013. [1]

Position within Nymphaea

It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Lotos. [1]

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