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The flowers have four [12] [7] [2] prickly, petaloid, 12 cm long, and 7–8 cm wide sepals. [12] The 50-100 petals [ 5 ] gradually transition towards the shape of the stamens, [ 7 ] however there is an abrupt change between the innermost petals to the outermost staminodia.
[8] [10] The four 10–15 cm long, and 8–10 cm wide sepals [6] bear prickles. [ 6 ] [ 4 ] The gynoecium consists of 25–36 radially arranged carpels [ 6 ] with carpellary appendages. [ 9 ] The fruit bears 300 black to brown, arillate, globose, 12–13 mm long, and 16–17 mm wide seeds [ 6 ] with a distinctive, prominent raphe (i.e., a ridge ...
Victoria amazonica has very large leaves (and commonly called "pads" or "lily pads"), up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter, that float on the water's surface on a submerged stalk , 7–8 m (23–26 ft) in length, rivaling the length of the green anaconda, a snake local to its habitat. These leaves are enormously buoyant if the weight is distributed ...
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 .
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.
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Nymphaea tetragona is an aquatic perennial, [3] species of flowering plant commonly called pygmy waterlily [4] and small white water lily, [5] belonging to the family Nymphaeaceae. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Description