Nymphaea manipurensis
Nymphaea manipurensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nymphaea |
Species: | N. manipurensis
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Binomial name | |
Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori[1]
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Varieties[1] | |
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Nymphaea manipurensis is endemic to Assam, India[1] |
Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India.[1]
Description
[edit]Vegetative characteristics
[edit]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
[edit]The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4-7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21-34 stamens.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Publication
[edit]It was first described by Asharani and Biseshwori in 2014.[1]
Type specimen
[edit]Type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011.[2]
Varieties
[edit]Two Varieties, namely Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis and Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori, are described.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d THONGAM, S. A. D. B. (2014). "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India." Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117.
- ^ 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.