Biology:Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. nouchali
Variety:
N. n. var. ovalifolia
Trinomial name
Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia
(Conard) Verdc.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard
  • Nymphaea vernayi Bremek. & Oberm.

Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. native to the region spanning from West Tanzania to South Africa.[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia has narrowly elliptic, 25 cm long, and 14.7 cm wide leaves. The adaxial leaf surface displays irregular brown patterns, and the abaxial leaf surface is plain green.[2]

Generative characteristics

The deep blue flowers have acuminate sepals and petals. The sepals are 4 cm long, and 1.3 cm wide.[2]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described by Henry Shoemaker Conard as Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard in 1905. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. as the variety Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc. published by Bernard Verdcourt in 1989.[2][1]

Etymology

The varietal name ovalifolia, from the Latin ovali- meaning oval and -folia meaning leaf, means "oval leaved".[3][4]

Ecology

Role as host plant

Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia is a host plant of the beetle species Donaciasta goeckei.[5]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/955148-1. Retrieved 16 January 2024. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Conard, H. S. (2015). The Waterlilies: A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea (Classic Reprint). pp. 150-151. USA: FB&C Limited.
  3. ↑ Ledebouria ovalifolia | PlantZAfrica. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://pza.sanbi.org/ledebouria-ovalifolia
  4. ↑ Ledebouria ovalifolia | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/ledebouria-ovalifolia
  5. ↑ Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. A., & Schmitt, M. (2008). "Research on chrysomelidae: Volume 2." p. 170. BRILL.

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