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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 ]
Victoria or giant waterlily [4] is a genus of aquatic herbs in the plant family Nymphaeaceae. [5] Its leaves have a remarkable size: Victoria boliviana produces leaves up to 3.2 metres (10 ft) in width. [2] The genus name was given in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. [2] [6]
This page alphabetically lists some known plant species occurring in the US state of Pennsylvania. Currently about 2,100 native and 1,300 non-native plant species are known in Pennsylvania. [ 1 ] According Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the known species make up 37% of Pennsylvania's total wild plant flora.
The largest waterlily species in the world has been discovered after a case of mistaken identity that saw it hide in plain sight for 177 years.
Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. It is called Vitória-Régia or Iaupê-Jaçanã ("the lilytrotter's waterlily") in Brazil and Atun Sisac ("great flower") in Inca (Quechua). Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
Nymphaeaceae (/ ˌ n ɪ m f i ˈ eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world.
This species, identified in 2022 using Kew's herbarium specimens, can grow leaves up to 3.2 metres in diameter. [24] The herbarium's role in modern species discovery was demonstrated in 2022 when specimens in its collection helped identify Victoria boliviana, the world's largest water lily species.
The conifer division of plants includes the tallest organism, and the largest single-stemmed plants by wood volume, wood mass, and main stem circumference.The largest by wood volume and mass is the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to Sierra Nevada and California; it grows to an average height of 70–85 m (230–279 ft) and 5–7 m (16–23 ft) in diameter. [1]