| Nymphaea kimberleyensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Anecphya |
| Species: | N. kimberleyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. [1] | |
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| Nymphaea kimberleyensis is endemic to Western Australia [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Nymphaea kimberleyensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Western Australia. [1]
Nymphaea kimberleyensis has swollen, 12 cm long rhizomes. The leaves have a dentate margin. [2]
The sepals are 9–18.5 cm long. The 9.5-14.5 cm long petals [3] are blue, but display white colouration at the base. The androecium consists of 200 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 15-20 carpels. The glabrous seeds have only been observed in an immature state. [2] The fruit does not develop to maturity. [3]
Flowering occurs from March to June. Only immature seeds have been observed. [2] The fruit fails to reach full maturity. [3]
It was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs as Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis S.W.L.Jacobs in 1992 . Later, it was elevated to a separate species Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs and Carl Barre Hellquist in 2011. [1]
The type specimen was collected by S. Jacobs, and P. Wilson in the Kimberly region of Western Australia on the 23rd of May 1988. [2] [3]
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya. [3] [4] [5]
Nymphaea kimberleyensis may be of hybrid origin. [3]
The specific epithet kimberleyensis indicates this species origin in Kimberly, Australia. [6] [7]
It is a rare species. [2]
It is found in small water courses with less intense flows, [8] and in a lagoon experiencing seasonal droughts. [2]
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera with about 70 known species. Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or rising from the surface. Leaves are oval and heart-shaped in Barclaya. Leaves are round, with a radial notch in Nymphaea and Nuphar, but fully circular in Victoria and Euryale.
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