Nymphaea manipurensis
| Nymphaea manipurensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras |
| 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
Vegetative characteristics
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
The white, 4–5 cm wide flowers float on the water surface. The tetragonous receptacle is glabrous. The brown to green peduncle is glabrous. The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4–7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21–34 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 12–14 carpels. The globose, 2.5 cm wide fruit with persistent sepals bears brown, ellipsoidal, 16–18 mm long, and 10–12 mm wide seeds.[2]
Taxonomy
It was first described by Sagolsem Asharani Devi and Thongam Biseshwori in 2014.[1] The type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011.[2] It is placed in the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras.[3]
Varieties
- Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis
- Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori
Etymology
The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Devi, S. A., Thongam, B., & Handique, P. J. (2016). Multivariate analysis of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) taxa in Manipur (India) through morphological variables. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 39, 359-366.
- ^ 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.