Nymphaea francae is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.[1]
| Nymphaea francae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis |
| Species: | N. francae
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul.[1]
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| Nymphaea francae is endemic to Brazil[1] | |
Description
editVegetative characteristics
editNymphaea francae is an aquatic herb.[2] It has ovoid tubers, which are not stoloniferous. The floating leaves have 5–7.2 mm wide, greenish-brown, pubescent to glabrescent petioles with four primary central, and four secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The leaf blade is ovate and has an entire, flat margin. It has actinodromous leaf venation.[2]
Generative characteristics
editThe nocturnal flowers float on the water surface.[2] They have a pubescent to glabrescent, non-brittle, greenish-brown peduncle with six central primary and twelve secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The petals are white.[2]
Reproduction
editVegetative reproduction
editBoth stolons and proliferating pseudanthia are absent.[3][2]
Generative reproduction
editNeither fruits nor seeds have been observed.[3]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021.[1]
Type specimen
editThe type specimen was collected by C.T. Lima and L. Lima in a lagoon on Bananal Island in the Tocantins, Brazil at a depth of 1−3 m. It is only known from the type material.[3]
Placement within Nymphaea
editIt is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.[3]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet francae honours Prof. Dr. Flávio França of the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil.[3]
Ecology
editHabitat
editIt occurs in aquatic habitats of the central Brazilian Savanna.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.-b). Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul. Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB623382
- ^ a b c d e f g de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil." Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.