Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras |
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| Variety: | N. n. var. zanzibariensis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc.
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Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (synonym N. colorata) is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. naturally found in the region stretching from Southeastern Kenya to Southern Africa, including the Comoros and Madagascar. It has been Introduced into Florida, USA.[1][2][3]
Description
It is a day blooming and nonviviparous plant. The flower has dark blue to violet color and consists of 4-5 sepals and 13-15 petals. The flower is cup-like with a diameter of 11–14 cm. The round leaves are green on the top and have a bluish-violet underside. Their size is about 20–23 cm and their spread is 0.9 to 1.8m.[4]
Cytology
The haploid chromosome count is n = 14.[5] As N. colorata, the genome of isolate Beijing-Zhang1983 was sequenced in 2019 by Zhang et al, who reported a genome size of 409 Mb.[6][7]
Taxonomy
It was first described as Nymphaea zanzibariensis Casp. by Robert Caspary in 1877. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. as the variety Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc. published by Bernard Verdcourt in 1989.[1]
Usage
It is used as an ornamental flower and has the advantage of having a long flowering period. In addition it even keeps flowering when the temperatures drops to 18 C. It has been used to create several cultivars and hybrids.
References
- ^ a b c "Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc. (n.d.). WFO Plant List | World Flora Online. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://wfoplantlist.org/plant-list/taxon/wfo-0001389645-2023-06?matched_id=wfo-0000382301&page=1
- ^ Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Casp.) Verdc. (n.d.-b). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/BPCK6
- ^ "PROSEA - Plant Resources of South East Asia". prosea.prota4u.org. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Chen, Fei; Liu, Xing; Yu, Cuiwei; Chen, Yuchu; Tang, Haibao; Zhang, Liangsheng (2017). "Water lilies as emerging models for Darwin's abominable mystery". Horticulture Research. 4: 17051. doi:10.1038/hortres.2017.51. PMC 5626932. PMID 28979789.
- ^ Zhang, Liangsheng; Chen, Fei; Zhang, Xingtan; Li, Zhen; Zhao, Yiyong; Lohaus, Rolf; Chang, Xiaojun; Dong, Wei; Ho, Simon Y. W.; Liu, Xing; Song, Aixia; Chen, Junhao; Guo, Wenlei; Wang, Zhengjia; Zhuang, Yingyu; Wang, Haifeng; Chen, Xuequn; Hu, Juan; Liu, Yanhui; Qin, Yuan; Wang, Kai; Dong, Shanshan; Liu, Yang; Zhang, Shouzhou; Yu, Xianxian; Wu, Qian; Wang, Liangsheng; Yan, Xueqing; Jiao, Yuannian; Kong, Hongzhi; Zhou, Xiaofan; Yu, Cuiwei; Chen, Yuchu; Li, Fan; Wang, Jihua; Chen, Wei; Chen, Xinlu; Jia, Qidong; Zhang, Chi; Jiang, Yifan; Zhang, Wanbo; Liu, Guanhua; Fu, Jianyu; Chen, Feng; Ma, Hong; Van de Peer, Yves; Tang, Haibao (2 January 2020). "The water lily genome and the early evolution of flowering plants". Nature. 577 (7788): 79–84. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1852-5.
- ^ "Genome assembly ASM883128v2". NCBI. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- Perry D. Slocum: Waterlilies and Lotuses. Timber Press 2005, ISBN 0-88192-684-1 (restricted online version at Google Books)
- Fact sheet for the Nymphaea colorata