Nymphaea macrosperma is an emergent water plant native to northern Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. macrosperma
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The water lily occurs in freshwater lagoons, and has large round leaves that float on the water surface.
Description
editVegetative characteristics
editThe leaves have a dentate margin.[3]
Generative characteristics
editThe diurnal flowers extend above the water surface.[3]
Taxonomy
editPublication
editIt was published by Elmer Drew Merrill and Lily May Perry in 1942.[2] In the same publication, the species was described a second time as Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry, which is a synonym of Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry.[4][2]
Type specimen
editThe type specimen was collected by LJ Brass in Lake Daviumbu, New Guinea (British New Guinea) in August 1936.[5]
Position within Nymphaea
editIt is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[6]
Etymology
editConservation
editThe NCA status of Nymphaea macrosperma is Special Least Concern (SL).[1]
Uses
editThe plant is a traditional Aboriginal bushfood.[9] The seeds are usually described as "sweet like a pea" and are eaten for lunch.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Queensland Government. (2022i, March 8). Species profile—Nymphaea macrosperma. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=13387
- ^ a b c "Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b Breukel, H. (n.d.). Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M. Perry. Seerosenforum.de Das Portal Der Seerose. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://www.seerosenforum.de/gattung/Anecphya/Macrosperma/Macrosperma.aspx
- ^ Jacobs, S. W. L. (1992). "New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae)." Telopea, 4(4), 635-641.
- ^ Type of Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry [family NYMPHAEACEAE]. (n.d.). JSTOR. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.l0038664
- ^ 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.
- ^ Crataegus macrosperma (large-seeded hawthorn): Go Botany. (n.d.). Native Plant Trust. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/crataegus/macrosperma/
- ^ Bayton, R. (2020). Practical Uses of Botanical Latin. In The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries (pp. 22-318). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209135-007
- ^ Australian Food Standards, Water lily seed pod analysis
- ^ "Part 1". In the Bush with Malcolm Douglas. Season 1. 7 February 2009.
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