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Nymphaea lingulata

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Nymphaea lingulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. lingulata
Binomial name
Nymphaea lingulata
Wiersema[1]

Nymphaea lingulata is a species of waterlily native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]

Description

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Vegetative characteristics

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Nymphaea lingulata is an aquatic herb[2]with ovoid to subglobose rhizomes.[3] The ovate,suborbicular to orbicular floating leaves have flat, entire margins.[2] The glabrous petiole has 2-4 primary central and 4-10 secondary peripheral air canals.[4]

Generative characteristics

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The glabrous, reddish peduncle has 5-6 primary central and 10−12 secondary peripheral air canals.[4] The ovoid, ruminate, pilose seeds have trichomes arranged in continuous longitudinal lines.[2]

It is only slightly fragrant.[3] The floral fragrance has been described as solvent-like. It consists of the compounds Benzyl alcohol, and (methoxymethyl)benzene.[5]

Cytology

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The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 18.[3]

Reproduction

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Vegetative reproduction

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It is stoloniferous, but does not produce proliferating pseudanthia. Vegetative reproduction does occur, but according to Wiersema, sexual reproduction likely is of greater significance in this species.[3] However, more recent field observations indicate a greater significance of vegetative reproduction, which diminishes the importance of sexual reproduction.[4]

Generative reproduction

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Abundant seed production through autogamy has been reported. According to Wiersema, the main mode of reproduction in Nymphaea lingulata likely relies on autogamous sexual reproduction.[3] Field observations contradict these findings, stating that the main mode of reproduction relies on stolon formation.[4]

Taxonomy

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It was first described by Wiersema in 1984.[1]

Type specimen

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The type specimen of was collected by Wiersema, Horn, and de Ataide Silva in Maranhão, Brazil, from a pond between Teresina and Caxias on the 28th of June 1982.[3]

Placement within Nymphaea

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It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.[3]

Etymology

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The specific epithet lingulata means tongue-shaped.[6]

Conservation

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It appears to be a rare species.[3]

Ecology

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Habitat

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Nymphaea lingulata grows in temporary lagoons, and in slowly flowing rivers. It occurs sympatrically with Nymphaea pulchella, and Cabomba.[4]

Pollination

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Scarab beetles likely act as pollinators of Nymphaea lingulata.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.-b). Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved December 21, 2023, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB10945
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Wiersema, J. H. (1987). A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-112.
  4. ^ a b c d e f de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil." Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.
  5. ^ Maia, A. C. D., de Lima, C. T., Navarro, D. M. D. A. F., Chartier, M., Giulietti, A. M., & Machado, I. C. (2014). "The floral scents of Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae), the New World night-blooming water lilies, and their relation with putative pollinators." Phytochemistry, 103, 67-75.
  6. ^ Stearn, W. T. (1983b). Botanical latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology, and Vocabulary. p. 458.