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Nymphaea sulphurea Gilg

Species

Angiosperms > Nymphaeales > Nymphaeaceae > Nymphaea

Characteristics

Leaves, 3–13 x 3–12 cm., chartaceous, orbicular or suborbicular, incised-cordate, peltate, lobes obtuse or rounded, nearly closed or divergent, smooth on both surfaces, green or reddish beneath, primary lateral nerves 6–7 on each side of the midrib, impressed.
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Petals 8–14, as long as the sepals, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acute.
Moderately stout aquatic herb with elongate rhizome 1–2 cm. thick.
Sepals 4, 2.5–5 x 0.8–1.6 cm., ovate-lanceolate.
Seeds 1–5 mm. long, ellipsoid, smooth.
Flowers yellow, 4–8 cm. in diam.
Fruit 2 x 2–6 cm., subglobose.
Stamens 30–50.
Carpels 12–16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
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Distribution

Nymphaea sulphurea world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:605720-1
WFO ID wfo-0000380774
COL ID 486FJ
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Synonyms

Nymphaea sulphurea Nymphaea primulina
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