Nymphaea brongniartii
| Nymphaea brongniartii Temporal range: Upper Oligocene[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Lotos |
| Species: | †N. brongniartii
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| Binomial name | |
| †Nymphaea brongniartii (Caspary) Saporta[1]
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Nymphaea brongniartii is a species of aquatic plant, which occurred in the upper Oligocene period of France.[1]
Description
[edit]Generative characteristics
[edit]The peduncle has 5-7 primary air canals. The flowers had four sepals, and at most 12 petals. There is a gap between petals and stamens. The androecium consists of more than 100 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 30-32 carpels. The operculate, arillate, ovoid seeds had longitudinal ridges.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Publication
[edit]It was described as †Anoectomeria brongniartii Caspary by Robert Caspary in 1856. It was emended by Butzmann and Fischer, 2013.[1]
Position within Nymphaea
[edit]It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Lotos.[1]