Nymphaea dimorpha
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| Internal ID | UUID644061445a38e685632510 |
| Scientific name | Nymphaea dimorpha |
| Authority | I.M.Turner |
| First published in | Ann. Bot. Fenn. 51: 308 (2014) |
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Nymphaea dimorpha is a unique species of waterlily found only in Madagascar. It has two distinct growth forms, one with thin submerged foliage and the other with floating leaves. The plant has a chromosome count of n = 14 and a genome size of 449.88 Mb. It reproduces through cleistogamy, producing flowers that never open and self-fertilize. Nymphaea dimorpha grows in dark, organic-filled pools in shaded areas of tropical forests. It was first described in 2006 as Nymphaea minuta, but was later renamed Nymphaea dimorpha in 2014 due to a preexisting name. The type specimen was collected in 1999 in Madagascar. It belongs to the Nymphaea subgenus Brachyceras. The name dimorpha refers to its two growth forms, with "di-" meaning two and "-morph" meaning shape. This species is easily cultivated and used in hybridization to create smaller waterlily cultivars. It is sensitive to cold temperatures and thrives in low-light conditions.
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Western Indian Ocean
- Madagascar
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Western Indian Ocean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0001341005 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77143787-1 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 518624 |
| IPNI | 77143787-1 |
| GBIF | 7808866 |
| USDA GRIN | 476598 |
| Wikipedia | Nymphaea_dimorpha |
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| Water lilies as emerging models for Darwin’s abominable mystery | Chen F, Liu X, Yu C, Chen Y, Tang H, Zhang L | Hortic Res | 04-Oct-2017 |
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