Nymphaea manipurensis

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Nymphaea manipurensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. manipurensis
Binomial name
Nymphaea manipurensis
Asharani & Biseshwori [1]
Varieties [1]
  • Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis
  • Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori
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Nymphaea manipurensis is endemic to Assam, India [1]

Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India. [1]

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea manipurensis is an annual, aquatic herb with 4-8 cm big rhizomes. The glabrous, elliptic-orbicular, petiolate, 11-25 cm long, and 10-24 cm wide leaves have an undulate margin. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is purplish brown. [2]

Generative characteristics

The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4-7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21-34 stamens. [2]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described by Asharani and Biseshwori in 2014. [1]

Type specimen

Type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011. [2]

Varieties

Two Varieties, namely Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis and Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori, are described. [1] [2]

Etymology

The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 THONGAM, S. A. D. B. (2014). "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India." Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117.
  3. Chowlu, K., Devi, Y. N., Rao, A. N., Angela, N., Bishwajit Sharma, H., & Akimpou, G. (2015). Oberonia manipurensis sp. nov.(Orchidaceae) from Manipur, India. Nordic Journal of Botany, 33(1), 42-44.