Nymphaea harleyi
{{Short description|Species of water lily}}
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| genus = Nymphaea
| parent = Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis
| species = harleyi
| authority = C.T.Lima & Giul.
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| range_map = Brazil in the world (W3).svg
| range_map_caption = Nymphaea harleyi is endemic to Brazil
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Nymphaea harleyi is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.{{cite POWO |id=77295792-1 |title=Nymphaea harleyi C.T.Lima & Giul. |accessdate=17 December 2023}}
Description
=Vegetative characteristics=
Nymphaea harleyi is an aquatic herbPellegrini, M. O. O. & Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.-b). Nymphaea harleyi C.T.Lima & Giul. Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB623383 with cylindrical tubers, which are not stoloniferous. The leaf blades float on the water surface. It is ovate and has an entire and flat margin. It has actinodromous leaf venation. The 9.3−15.2 cm long and 6.5−10 cm wide leaf blades are attached to 2−4 mm wide petioles with four major, two medium, and 8 minor peripheral air canals.
=Generative characteristics=
Reproduction
=Vegetative reproduction=
Both stolons and proliferating pseudanthia are absent.de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). [http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sitientibusBiologia/article/download/4986/5243 "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil."] Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.
=Generative reproduction=
Taxonomy
It was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021.
=Type specimen=
The type specimen was collected by C.T. Lima, R. Machado, A.M. Giulietti and R.M. Harley on 3 February 2012 in Tocantins, Brazil.
=Placement within ''Nymphaea''=
It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.
Etymology
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Category:Endemic flora of Brazil