Nymphaea lingulata
| Nymphaea lingulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. lingulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema[1]
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Nymphaea lingulata is a species of waterlily native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]
Description[edit]
Vegetative characteristics[edit]
Nymphaea lingulata is an aquatic herb[2]with ovoid to subglobose rhizomes.[3] The ovate,suborbicular to orbicular floating leaves have flat, entire margins.[2] The glabrous petiole has 2-4 primary central and 4-10 secondary peripheral air canals.[4]
Generative characteristics[edit]
The glabrous, reddish peduncle has 5-6 primary central and 10−12 secondary peripheral air canals.[4] The ovoid, ruminate, pilose seeds have trichomes arranged in continuous longitudinal lines.[2]
It is only slightly fragrant.[3] The floral fragrance has been described as solvent-like. It consists of the compounds Benzyl alcohol, and (methoxymethyl)benzene.[5]
Cytology[edit]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 18.[3]
Reproduction[edit]
Vegetative reproduction[edit]
It is stoloniferous, but does not produce proliferating pseudanthia. Vegetative reproduction does occur, but according to Wiersema, sexual reproduction likely is of greater significance in this species.[3] However, more recent field observations indicate a greater significance of vegetative reproduction, which diminishes the importance of sexual reproduction.[4]
Generative reproduction[edit]
Abundant seed production through autogamy has been reported. According to Wiersema, the main mode of reproduction in Nymphaea lingulata likely relies on autogamous sexual reproduction.[3] Field observations contradict these findings, stating that the main mode of reproduction relies on stolon formation.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
It was first described by Wiersema in 1984.[1]
Type specimen[edit]
The type specimen of was collected by Wiersema, Horn, and de Ataide Silva in Maranhão, Brazil, from a pond between Teresina and Caxias on the 28th of June 1982.[3]
Placement within Nymphaea[edit]
It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet lingulata means tongue-shaped.[6]
Conservation[edit]
It appears to be a rare species.[3]
Ecology[edit]
Habitat[edit]
Nymphaea lingulata grows in temporary lagoons, and in slowly flowing rivers. It occurs sympatrically with Nymphaea pulchella, and Cabomba.[4]
Pollination[edit]
Scarab beetles likely act as pollinators of Nymphaea lingulata.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.-b). Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved December 21, 2023, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB10945
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wiersema, J. H. (1987). A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-112.
- ^ a b c d e f de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil." Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.
- ^ Maia, A. C. D., de Lima, C. T., Navarro, D. M. D. A. F., Chartier, M., Giulietti, A. M., & Machado, I. C. (2014). "The floral scents of Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae), the New World night-blooming water lilies, and their relation with putative pollinators." Phytochemistry, 103, 67-75.
- ^ Stearn, W. T. (1983b). Botanical latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology, and Vocabulary. p. 458.