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Nymphaea ondinea

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Nymphaea ondinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. ondinea
Binomial name
Nymphaea ondinea
Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch
Subspecies[1]

Nymphaea ondinea subsp. ondinea
Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea

Nymphaea ondinea is native to Western Australia[1]
Synonyms[1]

Ondinea purpurea Hartog

Nymphaea ondinea is a flowering aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae native to northwestern Australia.

Taxonomy

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Taxonomic history

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Originally classified in its own genus as Ondinea purpurea, molecular studies have shown that it is morphologically aberrant species of Nymphaea, to which it has been transferred.[2]

Description

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It grows from a corm-like rhizome and is found in ephemeral pools and rivers that are dry for a significant portion of the year. The rhizome survives the dry season in drying mud.

The species lacks an aril, appendages on the carpel, a corolla, and certain other characteristics that sets it apart from other Nymphaea.

It is a small plant that grows, among other places, in shallow creeks of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It grows from a rhizome that is about 2.5 cm long, and has leaves that are approximately 25 cm long, mostly submerged but with the occasional small floating leaf.

Conservation

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Nymphaea ondinea is not threatened.[3]

Cultivation

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The attempts to grow Nymphaea ondinea have been met with low levels of success.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ Löhne, Wiersema, Borsch (2009) "The unusual Ondinea, actually just another Australian water-lily of Nymphaea subg. Anecphya (Nymphaeaceae)." Willdenowia 39: 55-58.
  3. ^ Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/36376 (Accessed 24 June 2023).
  4. ^ Gilman, A. V., & Padgett, D. J. (2002). NEBC MEETING NEWS. Rhodora, 104(920), 434–438. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23313515