Nymphaea kimberleyensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Western Australia.[1]
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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. Anecphya |
| Species: | N. kimberleyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.[1]
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| Nymphaea kimberleyensis is endemic to Western Australia[1] | |
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Description
editVegetative characteristics
editNymphaea kimberleyensis has swollen, 12 cm long rhizomes. The leaves have a dentate margin.[2]
Generative characteristics
editThe sepals are 9–18.5 cm long. The 9.5-14.5 cm long petals[3] are blue, but display white colouration at the base. The androecium consists of 200 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 15-20 carpels. The glabrous seeds have only been observed in an immature state.[2] The fruit does not develop to maturity.[3]
Reproduction
editGenerative reproduction
editFlowering occurs from March to June. Only immature seeds have been observed.[2] The fruit fails to reach full maturity.[3]
Taxonomy
editPublication
editIt was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs as Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis S.W.L.Jacobs in 1992 . Later, it was elevated to a separate species Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs and Carl Barre Hellquist in 2011.[1]
Type specimen
editThe type specimen was collected by S. Jacobs, and P. Wilson in the Kimberly region of Western Australia on the 23rd of May 1988.[2][3]
Placement within Nymphaea
editIt is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[3][4][5]
Natural hybridisation
editNymphaea kimberleyensis may be of hybrid origin.[3]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet kimberleyensis indicates this species origin in Kimberly, Australia.[6][7]
Conservation
editIt is a rare species.[2]
Ecology
editHabitat
editIt is found in small water courses with less intense flows,[8] and in a lagoon experiencing seasonal droughts.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Jacobs, S. W. L. (1992). "New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae)." Telopea, 4(4), 635-641.
- ^ a b c d e f Jacobs, S. W., & Hellquist, C. B. (2011). "New species, possible hybrids and intergrades in Australian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) with a key to all species." Telopea, 13(1-2), 233-243.
- ^ Löhne, C., Borsch, T., Jacobs, S. W., Hellquist, C. B., & Wiersema, J. H. (2008). "Nuclear and plastid DNA sequences reveal complex reticulate patterns in Australian water-lilies (Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya, Nymphaeaceae)." Australian Systematic Botany, 21(4), 229-250.
- ^ Dalziell, E. L. (2016). "Seed biology and ex situ storage behaviour of Australian Nymphaea (water lilies): implications for conservation (Doctoral dissertation, PhD thesis. University of Western Australia, Perth, WA)."
- ^ Glossary H – K – The Bible of Botany. (n.d.). Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://bibleofbotany.com/index/glossary-introduction/glossary-page-4/
- ^ (2007). K. In: Etymological Dictionary of Grasses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38434-2_12
- ^ Pusey, B. J., & Kath, J. (2015). "Environmental water management in the Fitzroy River Valley: information availability, knowledge gaps and research needs." Unpublished report to the Department of Water, Western Australia.