| Nymphaea paganuccii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. paganuccii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea paganuccii C.T.Lima & Giul. [1] | |
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| Nymphaea paganuccii is endemic to Brazil [1] [2] | |
Nymphaea paganuccii is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil. [1] [2]
Nymphaea paganuccii is an aquatic herb. [2] It has cylindrical tubers, which are not stoloniferous. The glabrous, green, non-brittle petioles have four primary central and four secondary peripheral air canals. [3] The elliptic, suborbicular to orbicular leaf blade has a flat and entire margin. [2] The blade is 15.3–19.8 cm long and 10–17.3 cm wide. [3]
The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface. [2] The non-brittle, brownish, glabrous peduncle has six primary central and 12 secondary peripheral air canals. [3] The ovoid, smooth, pilose seeds have trichomes arranged in continuous longitudinal lines. [2] The seeds are 1–1.2 mm long and 0.7–0.8 mm wide. [3]
Both stolons and proliferating pseudanthia are absent. [3] [2]
Flowering and fruiting has been observed in the month of July. Sexual reproduction plays a significant role in this species. [3]
It was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021. [1]
The type specimen was collected by C.T. Lima and L. Lima at depths of 1-3 m in a lagoon by the Tapajós river of the Santarém municipality in the state Pará, Brazil on the 18th of July 2011. [3]
It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis. [3]
The specific epithet paganuccii honours Prof. Dr. Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz of the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil. [3]
It occurs in the aquatic habitats of the Amazon rainforest. [2] The depth of the lagoon habitat in the type locality fluctuates based on precipitation in the region, with a complete dry period occurring between August and December. It occurs sympatrically with several other Nymphaea species, namely Nymphaea amazonum , Nymphaea pedersenii , Nymphaea rapinii , and Nymphaea lingulata . [3]
Beetles of the genus Cyclocephala visit the flowers of Nymphaea paganuccii and have been trapped within them, indicating pollination by these beetles. [3]
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