Nymphaea ondinea is a flowering aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae native to northwestern Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. ondinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch
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| Subspecies[1] | |
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Nymphaea ondinea subsp. ondinea | |
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| Nymphaea ondinea is native to Western Australia[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ondinea purpurea Hartog | |
Taxonomy edit
Taxonomic history edit
Originally classified in its own genus as Ondinea purpurea, molecular studies have shown that it is morphologically aberrant species of Nymphaea, to which it has been transferred.[2]
Description edit
It grows from a corm-like rhizome and is found in ephemeral pools and rivers that are dry for a significant portion of the year. The rhizome survives the dry season in drying mud.
The species lacks an aril, appendages on the carpel, a corolla, and certain other characteristics that sets it apart from other Nymphaea.
It is a small plant that grows, among other places, in shallow creeks of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It grows from a rhizome that is about 2.5 cm long, and has leaves that are approximately 25 cm long, mostly submerged but with the occasional small floating leaf.
Conservation edit
Nymphaea ondinea is not threatened.[3]
Cultivation edit
The attempts to grow Nymphaea ondinea have been met with low levels of success.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Löhne, Wiersema, Borsch (2009) "The unusual Ondinea, actually just another Australian water-lily of Nymphaea subg. Anecphya (Nymphaeaceae)." Willdenowia 39: 55-58.
- ^ Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/36376 (Accessed 24 June 2023).
- ^ Gilman, A. V., & Padgett, D. J. (2002). NEBC MEETING NEWS. Rhodora, 104(920), 434–438. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23313515