Biology:Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. nouchali
Variety:
N. n. var. versicolor
Trinomial name
Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor
(Sims) Guruge & Yakand.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Castalia versicolor (Sims) Tratt.
  • Nymphaea stellata var. versicolor (Sims) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Nymphaea versicolor Sims
  • Nymphaea malabarica Poir.

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. naturally found in tropical Asia.[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor is an aquatic, perennial herb.[2][3]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are diurnal.[3][2] The seeds are ellipsoid-globose.[2]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was described as Nymphaea versicolor Sims by John Sims (1749-1831) in 1809. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. as the variety Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand. by Shashika Kumudumali Guruge and Deepthi Yakandawala in 2017.
Its synonym Nymphaea malabarica Poir. was published even earlier by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1798.[4][5][6]

Etymology

The varietal name versicolor, from the Latin verso meaning to keep turning and colorem meaning colour, means "variously coloured" or "changing colour".[7][8][9]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in rice fields, swamps, marshes,[3] and ponds.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/60472321-2. Retrieved 16 January 2024. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bodhipadma, K., Noichinda, S., Wachirabongkoth, P., Pukpoomin, E., Punnakanta, L., & Nathalang, K. (2011). "Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor ‘Bua Phuean’: Seed Morphology and Germination In Vitro." Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 9(2), 19-25.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bodhipadma, K., Noichinda, S., Thaiyanto, P., & Leung, D. W. (2013). "Morphology, viability, and germinability of pollen from two forms of Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor, a day-blooming waterlily." Sci. Asia, 39, 214-218.
  4. ↑ Sims, John | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/9686-1
  5. ↑ Yakandawala, Deepthi | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/20026623-1
  6. ↑ Guruge, Shashika Kumudumali | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/20048950-1
  7. ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-a). A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin. Retrieved January 16, 2024, from http://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=versicolor
  8. ↑ Flora of Malawi: Species information: Albizia versicolor. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125730
  9. ↑ Erica versicolor | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/erica-versicolor

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