Nymphaea manipurensis

species of water lily

Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of water lily plant. It belongs to the genus Nymphaea. It belongs to the family Nymphaeaceae. It is native to Manipur. It slightly looks like Nymphaea tetragona because of their tetragonal shaped receptacle. But its presence of partial autocarpy makes it unique from other species of the same genus.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Nymphaea manipurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. manipurensis
Binomial name
Nymphaea manipurensis

References

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  1. Ansari, R. & Jeeja, G. (2009) Waterlilies in India_Taxonomy and Cultivation of the Genus Nymphaea L. (Nymphaeaceae). IAAT, India, 86 pp.
  2. Conard, H.S. (1905) The waterlilies, a monograph of the genus Nymphaea. Carnegie Institute of Washington, 279 pp.
  3. Dkhar, J., Kumaria, S., Rao, S.R. & Tandon, P. (2013) New insights into character evolution, hybridization and diversity of Indian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae): evidence from molecular and morphological data, Systematics and Biodiversity, 11: 77–86.
  4. Mitra, R.L. (1990) Nymphaeaceae. In: Nayar, M.P., Thothathri, K. & Sanjappa, M. (Eds.) Fascicles of Flora of India, Fascicle 20. Botanical Survey of India, India, 11–25 pp.
  5. Mitra, R.L. (1993) Nymphaeaceae. In: Sharma, B.D., Balakrishnan, N.P., Rao, R.R. & Hajra, P.K. (Eds.) Flora of India, 1. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, India, 430–431 pp.
  6. Devi, Sagolsem; Thongam, Biseshwori (2014-12-10). "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India". Phytotaxa. 188 (2): 112–117. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.188.2.5.

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