Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq.

Species

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Characteristics

Rhizome swollen and upright, to 12 cm long. Leaf lamina margins with teeth to 3 mm long. Sepals to 12.5 cm long. Petals blue with white at base. Stamens to c. 200; filaments to 32 mm long; anthers to 13 mm long, with purple gland at base. Carpels 15–20. Only immature seeds seen and these are apparently glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Environment

Known from a lagoon that dries out each year.
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Distribution

Nymphaea kimberleyensis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111424-1
WFO ID wfo-0000748696
COL ID 486BW
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Synonyms

Nymphaea kimberleyensis Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis