| Nymphaea maculata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras |
| Species: | N. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea maculata Schumach. & Thonn. [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Nymphaea maculata is a species of waterlily native to tropical Africa. [1]
Nymphaea maculata is a submerged, perennial, aquatic herb [2] with subglobose rhizomes, and many long, filiform roots. The petiolate, ovate-cordate floating leaves [3] have entire margins. The abaxial leaf surface is spotted. [2] The green abaxial leaf surface with black spotting displays prominent, dichotomous, anastomosing venation. [3]
The white, or blueish-white flowers are 3-8 cm wide. [2] The flowers have four sepals, [3] and 5-10 petals. [2] The androecium consists of 30 stamens. The ovary is subglobose, and has 14 stigmatic rays. The carpels have slightly incurved teeth. The multilocular, rounded fruit bears numerous small, arillate,rounded seeds. [3]
Flowering occurs from February to March. [4]
It was first described by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher and Peter Thonning in 1827. [1]
The specific epithet maculata means spotted. [5]
In Benin, it is regarded as vulnerable (VU). [6] It will face changes in land use, and habitat fragmentation. [7]
It occurs in ponds, [8] swamps, [9] [8] permanent spring pools, [10] acid, shallow, oligotrophic pools, and shallow pools in marshes with very dark waters. [11] It occurs sympatrically with Nymphaea lotus . [2]
The rhizome is edible, [12] and the fruits are eaten as well. [13] In Cameroon, Nymphaea maculata is an important melliferous plant for honey production. [14]
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