Nymphaea ondinea
| Nymphaea ondinea | |
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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 | |
Nymphaea ondinea is a flowering aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae native to northwestern Australia.
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]
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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