Nymphaea macrosperma

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Nymphaea macrosperma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. macrosperma
Binomial name
Nymphaea macrosperma
Synonyms [2]
  • Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry

Nymphaea macrosperma, water lily, is an emergent water plant native to northern Australia.

Contents

The water lily occurs in freshwater lagoons, and has large round leaves that float on the water surface.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The leaves have a dentate margin. [3]

Generative characteristics

The diurnal flowers extend above the water surface. [3]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by Elmer Drew Merrill & Lily May Perry in 1942. [2]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected by LJ Brass in Lake Daviumbu, New Guinea (British New Guinea) in August 1936. [4]

Etymology

The specific epithet macrosperma means large-seeded. [5] [6]

Conservation

The NCA status of Nymphaea macrosperma is Special Least Concern (SL). [1]

Uses

The plant is a traditional Aboriginal bushfood. [7] The seeds are usually described as "sweet like a pea" and are eaten for lunch. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Government. (2022i, March 8). Species profile—Nymphaea macrosperma. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=13387
  2. 1 2 "Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 Breukel, H. (n.d.). Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M. Perry. Seerosenforum.de Das Portal Der Seerose. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://www.seerosenforum.de/gattung/Anecphya/Macrosperma/Macrosperma.aspx
  4. Type of Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry [family NYMPHAEACEAE]. (n.d.). JSTOR. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.l0038664
  5. Crataegus macrosperma (large-seeded hawthorn): Go Botany. (n.d.). Native Plant Trust. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/crataegus/macrosperma/
  6. Bayton, R. (2020). Practical Uses of Botanical Latin. In The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries (pp. 22-318). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209135-007
  7. Australian Food Standards, Water lily seed pod analysis
  8. "Part 1". In the Bush with Malcolm Douglas. Season 1. 7 February 2009.