Nymphaea manipurensis

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| genus = Nymphaea

| parent = Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras

| species = manipurensis

| authority = Asharani & Biseshwori

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| range_map_caption = Nymphaea manipurensis is endemic to Assam, India

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Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis
Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori

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Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India.{{cite POWO |id=77144035-1 |title=Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori |accessdate=4 January 2024}}

Description

=Vegetative characteristics=

Nymphaea manipurensis is an annual, aquatic herb with 4-8 cm big rhizomes. The glabrous, elliptic-orbicular, petiolate, 11-25 cm long, and 10-24 cm wide leaves have an undulate margin. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is purplish brown.THONGAM, S. A. D. B. (2014). [https://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2014/f/p00188p117f.pdf "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India."] Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117.

=Generative characteristics=

The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4-7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21-34 stamens.

Taxonomy

=Publication=

It was first described by Asharani and Biseshwori in 2014.

=Type specimen=

Type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011.

=Varieties=

Two Varieties, namely Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis and Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori, are described.

Etymology

The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India.Chowlu, K., Devi, Y. N., Rao, A. N., Angela, N., Bishwajit Sharma, H., & Akimpou, G. (2015). Oberonia manipurensis sp. nov.(Orchidaceae) from Manipur, India. Nordic Journal of Botany, 33(1), 42-44.

References

manipurensis

Category:Flora of Assam

Category:Flora of India

Category:Plants described in 2014