Nymphaea guineensis is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from tropical West Africa to Chad.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. guineensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.[2]
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Description
editVegetative characteristics
editThe leaves are 22 cm long, and 19 cm wide.[3] The leaves have an entire margin.[4] The abaxial leaf surface displays reddish colouration.[5][3]
Generative characteristics
editThe flowers are 13 cm wide. The petals are purple and pointed.[3] The globose, smooth fruit bears numerous subglobose, arillate seeds.[5]
Taxonomy
editPublication
editIt was first described by Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher and Peter Thonning in 1827.[2]
Type specimen
editThe type specimen was collected by Thonning in Ghana. Insects have damaged the preserved specimen.[6]
Placement within Nymphaea
editIt is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Brachyceras.[7]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet guineensis means "from Guinea".[8]
Conservation
editEcology
editHabitat
editIn Togo, Nymphaea guineensis occurs in ponds.[9] In Nigeria, it has been observed in temporary, shallow, bright, aquatic habitats, which are less than 50 cm deep, and dry out in between the rainy seasons.[10] In Chad, it has also been observed in deep waters.[11] In North Chad, a prosperous population has been observed in a semi-desert region.[12]
Use
editIn the Ivory Coast, the cooked seeds are eaten.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Diop, F.N. 2020. Nymphaea guineensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T140427197A140427260. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T140427197A140427260.en. Accessed on 04 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Nymphaea guineensis Schumach. & Thonn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Jones, M. (1994). "Flowering plants of the Gambia." p. 21. CRC Press.
- ^ Gillet, H. (1962). "Végétation, agriculture et sol du Centre Tchad. Feuilles de Mongo-Melfi-Bokoro-Guera." Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 9(11), 451-501.
- ^ a b Schumacher, H. C. F. (1827). Beskrivelse af Guineeiske Planter som ere fundne af dankse Botanikere, især af Etatsraad Thonning. pp. 248-249. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft.date=1827&rft.spage=248&rft_id=http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/51454&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&url_ver=z39.88-2004
- ^ Hepper, F. N. (1972). Tropical African Plants: XXXI. Kew Bulletin, 26(3), 563–568. https://doi.org/10.2307/4120319
- ^ Borsch, T., Loehne, C., Mbaye, M. S., & Wiersema, J. (2011). "Towards a complete species tree of Nymphaea: shedding further light on subg. Brachyceras and its relationships to the Australian water-lilies." Telopea, 13(1-2), 193-217.
- ^ Cheek, M., Haba, P. M., Konomou, G., & Van Der Burgt, X. M. (2019). "Ternstroemia guineensis (Ternstroemiaceae), a new endangered cloudforest shrub with neotropical affinities from Kounounkan, Guinea, W Africa." Willdenowia, 49(3), 351-360.
- ^ Yawo, K. (2019). "Contribution à la connaissance du commerce international de Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir (Fabaceae) au Togo, espèce végétale inscrite aux annexes de CITES (Master's thesis, Universidad Internacional de Andalucía)."
- ^ Cook, G. D. K. (1968). "The vegetation of the Kainji Reservoir site in Northern Nigeria." Vegetatio, 15(4), 225-243.
- ^ Gillet, H. (1963). "Végétation, Agriculture et Sol du Centre et Sud Tchad. Feuilles de Miltou, Dagela, Koumra, Moussafoyo." Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 10(1), 53-160.
- ^ Gillet, H. (1958). "Rapport sur une mission scientifique dans l'Ennedi et au Mourdi (Nord-Tchad)." Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 5(11), 768-782.
- ^ Aké-Assi, E., Kouassi, F. A., & N’Goran, B. K. S. "CONTRIBUTION À L’ÉTUDE DES PLANTES ORNEMENTALES SPONTANÉES À USAGE ALIMENTAIRE DU SUD DE LA CÔTE D’IVOIRE CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF SPONTANEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANTS FOR FOOD USE IN THE SOUTH OF THE IVORY COAST."