| Nymphaea loriana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. loriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea loriana Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch [3] | |
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| Nymphaea loriana is endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada [3] | |
Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada. [3]
Nymphaea loriana has branching, 2 cm wide rhizomes. The membranous submerged leaves are 8-10 cm long, and 8-12 cm wide. The suborbicular to ovate-elliptic, 10–21 cm long, and 8-18 cm wide floating leaves have a papery texture. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is bright green with occasional purple colouration. [4]
The 7.5–10 cm wide flowers have four sepals, and 12–21 petals. The androecium consists of 33–48 yellow stamens. The gynoecium consists of 8–11 carpels. The 2-2.5 cm wide fruits with coiled peduncles bear 3.5-4 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, arillate, greenish-brown, ovoid, smooth seeds. [4]
Despite being of hybrid origin, Nymphaea loriana is fertile. [4]
It was first described by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in 2014. [3]
The type specimen was collected by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in Egg Lake, south of Cumberland House, Saskatchewa, Canada on the 18th of August 2000. [4]
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Nymphaea. [4]
Nymphaea loriana is of hybrid origin. [5] [4]
The specific epithet loriana refers to Lori Wittlake Wiersema (1958–2013), the wife of John Harry Wiersema. [4]
The IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN). [1] The NatureServe conservation status is Critically Imperiled (G1). [2]
Nymphaea loriana is found in lakes, ponds, marshes, or streams with clear, stagnant, or gently flowing water at depths of 1.5–2 meters. [4] It requires clear water. [6]
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.
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which means "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology.
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