Nymphaea elleniae
Special Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. elleniae
Binomial name
Nymphaea elleniae
S.W.L.Jacobs[2]
Nymphaea elleniae is native to North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea[2]

Nymphaea elleniae is a species of waterlily native to Papua New Guinea, and North Queensland, Australia.[2]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea elleniae is a perennial plant with elongate rhizomes. Mature floating leaves are 22 cm long, and 18 cm wide.[3]

Generative characteristics

The flowers, which are only open during daytime, can extend up to 20 cm above the water surface. The four 7 cm long sepals have an acute to obtuse apex. The 25 lanceolate petals have an acute to obtuse apex. The androecium consists of 100 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 11-22 carpels. The globose, 2.5 cm wide fruit bears numerous glabrous, elliptical, 1.75-2.5 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide seeds.[3]

Reproduction

Generative reproduction

Flowering occurs from April to December.[3]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described by Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs in 1992.[2]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected by S. Jacobs & J. Clarkson in Jardine River, Queensland, Australia on the 6th of August 1987.[3]

Placement within Nymphaea

It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.[4][5][6]

Etymology

The specific epithet elleniae refers to Ellen A. Jacobs, the daughter of Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs.[3]

Conservation

The NCA status of Nymphaea elleniae is Special Least Concern.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in up to 5 m deep waters.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Queensland Government. (2022c, March 8). Species profile — Nymphaea elleniae. Retrieved December 30, 2023, from https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=7968
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nymphaea elleniae S.W.L.Jacobs". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jacobs, S. W. L. (1992). "New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae)." Telopea, 4(4), 635-641.
  4. ↑ Borsch, T., Löhne, C., & Wiersema, J. (2008). "Phylogeny and evolutionary patterns in Nymphaeales: integrating genes, genomes and morphology." Taxon, 57(4), 1052-4E.
  5. ↑ Löhne, C., Yoo, M. J., Borsch, T., Wiersema, J., Wilde, V., Bell, C. D., ... & Soltis, P. S. (2008). "Biogeography of Nymphaeales: extant patterns and historical events." Taxon, 57(4), 1123-19E.
  6. ↑ Loehne, C., Borsch, T., & Wiersema, J. H. (2007). "Phylogenetic analysis of Nymphaeales using fast-evolving and noncoding chloroplast markers." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 154(2), 141-163.
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