Biology:Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
Variety:
N. n. var. mutandaensis
Trinomial name
Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis
Verdc.[2]
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Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis is endemic to Uganda[2]

Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. endemic to Uganda.[2]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis is an aquatic herb.[1]

Generative characteristics

The purple flowers have a yellow centre.[3]

Taxonomy

It was first described as Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis Verdc. by Bernard Verdcourt in 1989.[2]


Conservation

The IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN). It is threatened by the invasive Louisiana Red Claw Crayfish, Procambarus clarki, which has been introduced to its natural habitat in Lake Mutanda and Lake Bunyonyi.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in lakes.[3] It occurs in shallow sheltered waters at altitudes of 1,770-1,950 m above sea level.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Luke, W.R.Q., Gereau, R., Beentje, H.J., Kabuye, C., Nshutiyayesu, S. & Ntore, S. 2019. Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T111322366A111322382. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T111322366A111322382.en. Accessed on 16 January 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis Verdc." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/950883-1. Retrieved 16 January 2024. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. var. mutandaensis B.Verdcourt [family NYMPHAEACEAE]. (n.d.). JSTOR. Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.k000230151

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