Nymphaea francae is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.[1]

Nymphaea francae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. francae
Binomial name
Nymphaea francae
C.T.Lima & Giul.[1]
Nymphaea francae is endemic to Brazil[1]

Description

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Vegetative characteristics

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Nymphaea francae is an aquatic herb.[2] It has ovoid tubers, which are not stoloniferous. The floating leaves have 5–7.2 mm wide, greenish-brown, pubescent to glabrescent petioles with four primary central, and four secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The leaf blade is ovate and has an entire, flat margin. It has actinodromous leaf venation.[2]

Generative characteristics

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The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface.[2] They have a pubescent to glabrescent, non-brittle, greenish-brown peduncle with six central primary and twelve secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The petals are white.[2]

Reproduction

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Vegetative reproduction

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Both stolons and proliferating pseudanthia are absent.[3][2]

Generative reproduction

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Neither fruits nor seeds have been observed.[3]

Taxonomy

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It was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021.[1]

Type specimen

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The type specimen was collected by C.T. Lima and L. Lima in a lagoon on Bananal Island in the Tocantins, Brazil at a depth of 1−3 m. It is only known from the type material.[3]

Placement within Nymphaea

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It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.[3]

Etymology

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The specific epithet francae honours Prof. Dr. Flávio França of the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil.[3]

Ecology

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Habitat

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It occurs in aquatic habitats of the central Brazilian Savanna.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.-b). Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul. Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB623382
  3. ^ a b c d e f g de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil." Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.