Biology:Nymphaea sulphurea

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Short description: Species of water lily

Nymphaea sulphurea
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Botanical illustration of Nymphaea sulphurea in the publication "The waterlilies: a monograph of the genus Nymphaea" by Henry Shoemaker Conard
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. sulphurea
Binomial name
Nymphaea sulphurea
Gilg[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nymphaea primulina Hutch.

Nymphaea sulphurea is a species of waterlily native to Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea sulphurea has stout, cone-shaped rhizomes. The suborbicular to broadly ovate, petiolate,[3] 4.5-5.5 cm long leaves[4] have an entire margin. The petioles are 38–46 cm long.[3]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are 4.5–7 cm wide. The lanceolate sepals with acute apex[3] are 2–3 cm long, and 1.5–1 cm wide. The dark sulphur yellow petals are 2.8–2 cm long, and 1.2-0.7 cm wide.[4] The androecium consists of 40-50 stamens with bright yellow anthers. The gynoecium consists of 12-14 carpels.[3]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described by Ernest Friedrich Gilg in 1903.[2]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected by Hugo Baum in Minnesera on 17 January 1900.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet sulphurea, from the Latin sulphureus, means yellow,[5][6] and refers to the floral colouration.

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status is Data Deficient (DD).[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Nymphaea sulphurea occurs in rivers, lakes, pools, and in deep waters.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15482226 entry