Nuphar × fluminalis is a species of rhizomatous aquatic plant endemic to Japan. It is a natural hybrid of Nuphar japonica and Nuphar submersa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nuphar |
| Species: | N. × fluminalis
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| Nuphar × fluminalis | |
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| Nuphar × fluminalis is endemic to Japan[1] | |
Description
editVegetative characteristics
editNuphar × fluminalis has an intermediate appearance and falls between Nuphar japonica and Nuphar submersa. The submerged leaves are ovate.[2]
Generative characteristics
editThe filaments are recurved. The anthers display orange-red colouration. The stigmatic disk, as well as the fruit, also display orange-red colouration.[2]
Reproduction
editGenerative reproduction
editSexual reproduction occurs within this hybrid.[2]
Taxonomy
editPublication
editIt was first described by Takashi Shiga and Yasuro Kadono in 2007.[1]
Etymology
editThe nothospecific epithet fluminalis, from the Latin fluminalis, means stream or river.[3]
Conservation
editIt is critically endangered. Only four populations are known.[4]
Ecology
editHabitat
editIt occurs in streams and rivers.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nuphar × fluminalis Shiga & Kadono". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Shiga, T., & Kadono, Y. (2007). Nuphar × fluminalis, a new hybrid from central Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 58(1), 43-50.
- ^ William, R. T., & Strongman, D. B. (2012). Two new genera of fungal trichomycetes, Bactromyces and Laculus (Harpellales), from Nova Scotia, Canada. Botany, 90(2), 101-111.
- ^ Shiga, T., Yokogawa, M., Kaneko, S., & Isagi, Y. (2013). Genetic identification of traded plants of the endangered macrophytes Nuphar submersa and N. × fluminalis (Nymphaeaceae) based on genotype data of all remnant individuals growing in the wild.