| Nymphaea manipurensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. manipurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori[1] | |
| Varieties[1] | |
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| Nymphaea manipurensis is endemic to Assam, India[1] | |
Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India.[1]
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea manipurensis is an annual, aquatic herb with 4-8 cm big rhizomes. The glabrous, elliptic-orbicular, petiolate, 11-25 cm long, and 10-24 cm wide leaves have an undulate margin. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is purplish brown.[2]
Generative characteristics
The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4-7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21-34 stamens.[2]
Taxonomy
Publication
It was first described by Asharani and Biseshwori in 2014.[1]
Type specimen
Type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011.[2]
Varieties
Two Varieties, namely Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis and Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori, are described.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 THONGAM, S. A. D. B. (2014). "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India." Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117.
- ↑ Chowlu, K., Devi, Y. N., Rao, A. N., Angela, N., Bishwajit Sharma, H., & Akimpou, G. (2015). Oberonia manipurensis sp. nov.(Orchidaceae) from Manipur, India. Nordic Journal of Botany, 33(1), 42-44.