Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea

Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Nymphaea
Subgenus:	Nymphaea subg. Anecphya
Species:	N. ondinea
Subspecies:	N. o. subsp. petaloidea
Trinomial name
Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea (Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.) Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch [1]
Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea is native to the North of the Australian state Western Australia [1]
Synonyms [1]
Ondinea purpurea subsp. petaloidea Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.

Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea is a subspecies of Nymphaea ondinea native to the Northern Territory, and Western Australia. ^[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

It is a robust, ^[2] perennial, tuberous herb. ^[3]

Generative characteristics

The flowers have 15–33 mm long sepals, and 1–4 (–5) petals. ^[4] The androecium consists of 27–34 stamens, and the gynoecium consists of 5–10 carpels. ^[5]

Differentiation from Nymphaea ondinea subsp. ondinea

Unlike the autonymous subspecies, Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea flowers possess petals, in addition to a larger flower, more carpels, and more stamens. ^[5]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first published as Ondinea purpurea subsp. petaloidea Kenneally & E.L.Schneid. by Kevin Francis Kenneally and Edward L. Schneider in 1983. It was transferred to the genus Nymphaea L. as Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea (Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.) Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch by Cornelia Löhne, John Harry Wiersema & Thomas Borsch in 2009. ^{[6] [1]} The type specimen was collected by E.L. Schneider in a small, non-perennial tributary to Mitchell River, Mitchell Plateau, North Kimberley, Australia on the 21st of January 1982. ^{[4] [7] [8]}

Placement within Nymphaea

It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya. ^[7]

Conservation

Under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, is classified as a Priority 1: Poorly-known species. ^{[9] [3]}

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in non-perennial creeks. ^[2]

References

1. "Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea (Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.) Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. Kenneally, Kevin F., & Schneider, Edward L. (1983). The genus Ondinea (Nymphaeaceae) including a new subspecies from the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Nuytsia: Journal of the Western Australian Herbarium, 4(3), 359--365. https://doi.org/10.58828/nuy00082
3. Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea (Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.) Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch. (n.d.-b). Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2912976
4. S.W.L.Jacobs, & C.L.Porter. (2007). Nymphaeaceae. In Flora of Australia Volume 2, Winteraceae to Platanaceae (Vol. 2, pp. 259–275, 458). ABRS, Canberra/CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.
5. Warner, K. A., Rudall, P. J., & Frohlich, M. W. (2008). Differentiation of perianth organs in Nymphaeales. Taxon, 57(4), 1096-1109.
6. Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea (Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.) Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch. (n.d.). The Australian National Species List (auNSL). Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/222786
7. Löhne, C., Wiersema, J. H., & Borsch, T. (2009). The unusual Ondinea, actually just another Australian water-lily of Nymphaea subg. Anecphya (Nymphaeaceae). Willdenowia, 39(1), 55-58.
8. Ondinea purpurea subsp. petaloidea Kenneally & E.L.Schneid. (n.d.). The Australian National Species List (auNSL). Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/107819
9. Western Australian Herbarium & Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (n.d.-a). Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea (Kenneally & E.L.Schneid.) Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/36378