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Nymphaea manipurensis

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Nymphaea manipurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. manipurensis
Binomial name
Nymphaea manipurensis
Asharani & Biseshwori[1]
Varieties[1]
  • Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis
  • Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori
Nymphaea manipurensis is endemic to Assam, India[1]

Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India.[1]

Description

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Vegetative characteristics

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Nymphaea manipurensis is an annual, aquatic herb with 4-8 cm big rhizomes. The glabrous, elliptic-orbicular, petiolate, 11-25 cm long, and 10-24 cm wide leaves have an undulate margin. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is purplish brown.[2]

Generative characteristics

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The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4-7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21-34 stamens.[2]

Taxonomy

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Publication

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It was first described by Asharani and Biseshwori in 2014.[1]

Type specimen

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Type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011.[2]

Varieties

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Two Varieties, namely Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis and Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori, are described.[1][2]

Etymology

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The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d THONGAM, S. A. D. B. (2014). "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India." Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117.
  3. ^ Chowlu, K., Devi, Y. N., Rao, A. N., Angela, N., Bishwajit Sharma, H., & Akimpou, G. (2015). Oberonia manipurensis sp. nov.(Orchidaceae) from Manipur, India. Nordic Journal of Botany, 33(1), 42-44.