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Nymphaea alba has a white flower that usually blooms during the daytime in most summer. The flower blooms on top of a big rounded green leaf up to 30 cm: both leaves float on the water's surface. At first, the flower bloom is cup-shaped, with a size of around 8 cm, then it rises to 20 cm and becomes star-shaped over time.
Victoria boliviana, or the Bolivian waterlily [2] is a species of aquatic plant within the genus Victoria in the family Nymphaeaceae. [1] It is the newest described species of the genus and its largest member in size and was officially identified in 2022. [3]
Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, [3] [5] or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea , which means "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology .
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz water lily, water platter, yrupe, synonym Victoria argentina Burmeist. ) is a tropical species of flowering plant, of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies native to South America , primarily Brazil, Bolivia , Argentina and Paraguay .
The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface. [3] The stamens are purple. The cream-coloured, 2 cm long carpellary appendages are abruptly folded at the apex. [4] They are the longest carpellary appendages of all Nymphaea species. [3] The floral fragrance has been described as ether-like. [6]
The waterlily is a bush tucker of the Aboriginal people in northern Australia. The tuber, stem, flowers and seeds are all edible. Like other species in the genus, the plant contains the psychoactive alkaloid aporphine, which provide sedative effects when ingested.
The floating or emersed, [5] yellow, 6–13 cm wide flowers have peduncles with 4 primary air canals. [10] The flowers have four sepals [6] and 12-30 yellow petals. [5] The androeceum consists of 50 stamens. [8] The gynoecium consists of 7-10 carpels. [5] The spheroid or ovoid fruit bears 3–5 mm long, and 3–5 mm wide seeds [11] with ...
It was described as Nymphaea versicolor Sims by John Sims (1749-1831) in 1809. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. as the variety Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand. by Shashika Kumudumali Guruge and Deepthi Yakandawala in 2017.