Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia
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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. Brachyceras |
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| Variety: | N. n. var. ovalifolia
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| Trinomial name | |
| Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc.[1]
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Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. native to the region spanning from West Tanzania to South Africa.[1]
Description
[edit]Vegetative characteristics
[edit]Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia is an annual or perennial, aquatic herb[2] with narrowly elliptic, 25 cm long, and 14.7 cm wide leaves. The adaxial leaf surface displays irregular brown patterns, and the abaxial leaf surface is plain green.[3]
Generative characteristics
[edit]The deep blue flowers have acuminate sepals and petals. The sepals are 4 cm long, and 1.3 cm wide.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Publication
[edit]It was first described by Henry Shoemaker Conard as Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard in 1905. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. as the variety Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc. published by Bernard Verdcourt in 1989.[3][1]
Etymology
[edit]The varietal name ovalifolia, from the Latin ovali- meaning oval and -folia meaning leaf, means "oval leaved".[4][5]
Ecology
[edit]Role as host plant
[edit]Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia is a host plant of the beetle species Donaciasta goeckei.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) Verdc. (n.d.). African Plant Database. Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/18274/nymphaea-nouchali-var-ovalifolia-conard-verdc
- ^ a b c Conard, H. S. (2015). The Waterlilies: A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea (Classic Reprint). pp. 150-151. USA: FB&C Limited.
- ^ Ledebouria ovalifolia | PlantZAfrica. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://pza.sanbi.org/ledebouria-ovalifolia
- ^ Ledebouria ovalifolia | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/ledebouria-ovalifolia
- ^ Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. A., & Schmitt, M. (2008). "Research on chrysomelidae: Volume 2." p. 170. BRILL.