Nymphaea thermarum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff65dc7eef503483081 |
| Scientific name | Nymphaea thermarum |
| Authority | Eb.Fisch. |
| First published in | Feddes Repert. 99: 388 (1988) |
Description Top
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Nymphaea thermarum is a unique and endangered species of water lily, known for being the smallest in the world. Discovered in 1987, it was named after its native habitat, a hot spring in Rwanda. Sadly, all wild plants were lost due to destruction of their habitat, but in 2009, the species was saved from extinction when it was grown from seed at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. However, in 2014, one of the surviving plants was stolen from the gardens. The plant forms small rosettes with bright green lily pads and tiny white flowers that can self-pollinate. It is a tropical day bloomer and belongs to the Nymphaea subgenus Brachyceras. The plant's native habitat was destroyed by local farmers, but it was successfully propagated at Kew Gardens. The first published occurrence of germination was in 2009, and the plant has since been grown successfully, giving hope for its survival.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | pygmy rwandan waterlily |
| Estonian | pisi-vesiroos |
| Persian | نیلوفر آبی ذرهبینی |
| Chinese | 侏儒睡莲 |
| Chinese | 卢旺达睡莲 |
| Chinese | 侏儒卢旺达睡莲 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Rwanda
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West-central Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000380769 |
| Tropicos | 100479400 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:936393-1 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 2648 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 419125 |
| IUCN Red List | 185459 |
| IPNI | 936393-1 |
| iNaturalist | 371792 |
| GBIF | 3697368 |
| Freebase | /m/0c01td7 |
| USDA GRIN | 415692 |
| Wikipedia | Nymphaea_thermarum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_011799765.1 | ASM1179976v1 | Scaffold | Harvard University | 2020-03-31 | 60.0x | 350.96 Mb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |