Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. loriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea loriana Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch[3]
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| Nymphaea loriana is endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada[3] | |
Description
editVegetative characteristics
editNymphaea loriana has branching, 2 cm wide rhizomes. The membranous submerged leaves are 8-10 cm long, and 8-12 cm wide. The suborbicular to ovate-elliptic, 10–21 cm long, and 8-18 cm wide floating leaves have a papery texture. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is bright green with occasional purple colouration.[4]
Generative characteristics
editThe 7.5–10 cm wide flowers have four sepals, and 12–21 petals. The androecium consists of 33–48 yellow stamens. The gynoecium consists of 8–11 carpels. The 2-2.5 cm wide fruits with coiled peduncles bear 3.5-4 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, arillate, greenish-brown, ovoid, smooth seeds.[4]
Reproduction
editGenerative reproduction
editDespite being of hybrid origin, Nymphaea loriana is fertile.[4]
Taxonomy
editPublication
editIt was first described by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in 2014.[3]
Type specimen
editThe type specimen was collected by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in Egg Lake, south of Cumberland House, Saskatchewa, Canada on the 18th of August 2000.[4]
Placement within Nymphaea
editIt is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Nymphaea.[4]
Natural hybridisation
editNymphaea loriana is of hybrid origin.[5][4]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet loriana refers to Lori Wittlake Wiersema (1958–2013), the wife of John Harry Wiersema.[4]
Conservation
editThe IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN).[1] The NatureServe conservation status is Critically Imperiled (G1).[2]
Ecology
editHabitat
editNymphaea loriana is found in lakes, ponds, marshes, or streams with clear, stagnant, or gently flowing water at depths of 1.5–2 meters.[4] It requires clear water.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Lansdown, R.V. 2017. Nymphaea loriana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T81359075A81360324. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T81359075A81360324.en. Accessed on 04 January 2024.
- ^ a b Nymphaea loriana Lori’s Water-lily. (n.d.). NatureServe. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.941954/Nymphaea_loriana
- ^ a b c d e "Nymphaea loriana Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Borsch, T., Wiersema, J. H., Hellquist, C. B., Löhne, C., & Govers, K. (2014). "Speciation in North American water lilies: evidence for the hybrid origin of the newly discovered Canadian endemic Nymphaea loriana sp. nov.(Nymphaeaceae) in a past contact zone." Botany, 92(12), 867-882.
- ^ 60 Jahre später: Neue Seerosenart in Kanada entdeckt. (2023, May 22). Botanischer Garten Berlin. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://www.bgbm.org/de/pr/60-jahre-spaeter-neue-seerosenart-kanada-entdeckt
- ^ Robson, D. B., Wiersema, J. H., Hellquist, C. B., & Borsch, T. (2016). "Distribution and ecology of a New Species of Water-lily, Nymphaea loriana (Nymphaeaceae), in Western Canada." The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 130(1), 25-31.