Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis
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| Botanical illustration of Nymphaea amazonum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Conard[1] |
| Type species | |
| Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc.[2] | |
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Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[4][5][1]
Description
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Vegetative characteristics
[edit]Species of Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis are perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herbs with contractile roots. The floating, petiolate leaves are orbicular to elliptic and have an entire margin.[4]
Generative characteristics
[edit]The flowers are nocturnal and float on the water surface.[6][4] The carpels have enlarged, clavate carpellary appendages.[6][1] The flowers emit solvent-like, pungent, fermented, or fruity fragrances.[7]
Taxonomy
[edit]Publication
[edit]It was first described as Nymphaea sect. Hydrocallis Planch. by Jules Émile Planchon in 1853. Later, it was elevated to the status of the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Conard by Henry Shoemaker Conard in 1905.[1][3][5][8][2]
Species
[edit]- Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc.[9]
- Nymphaea belophylla Trickett[9]
- Nymphaea caatingae C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea conardii Wiersema[9]
- Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea gardneriana Planch.[9]
- Nymphaea glandulifera Rodschied[9]
- Nymphaea harleyi C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea jamesoniana Planch.[9]
- Nymphaea lasiophylla Mart. & Zucc.[9]
- Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema[9]
- Nymphaea novogranatensis Wiersema[9]
- Nymphaea oxypetala Planch.[9]
- Nymphaea paganuccii C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea pedersenii (Wiersema) C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea potamophila Wiersema[9]
- Nymphaea prolifera Wiersema[9]
- Nymphaea rapinii C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea rudgeana G.Mey.[9]
- Nymphaea tenuinervia Casp.[9]
- Nymphaea vanildae C.T.Lima & Giul.
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of species within this subgenus extends from the southern United States through Central America, and the Caribbean to South America.[1]
Ecology
[edit]Pollination
[edit]Flowers of Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis are pollinated by Cyclocephala beetles.[7][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil." Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.
- ^ a b Nymphaea sect. Hydrocallis | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303563-1
- ^ a b Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-d). Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Conard. Tropicos. Retrieved December 2, 2024, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/100411299
- ^ a b c Wiersema, J. H. (1987). A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-112.
- ^ a b Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis. (2020, January 24). Wikispecies. Retrieved 13:29, January 23, 2024 from https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nymphaea_subg._Hydrocallis&oldid=7353121.
- ^ a b Conard, H. S. (2015). The Waterlilies: A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea (Classic Reprint). p. 200. USA: FB&C Limited.
- ^ a b Maia, A. C. D., de Lima, C. T., Navarro, D. M. D. A. F., Chartier, M., Giulietti, A. M., & Machado, I. C. (2014). "The floral scents of Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae), the New World night-blooming water lilies, and their relation with putative pollinators." Phytochemistry, 103, 67-75.
- ^ Nymphaea subgen. Hydrocallis | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303969-1
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Löhne, C., Yoo, M. J., Borsch, T., Wiersema, J., Wilde, V., Bell, C. D., ... & Soltis, P. S. (2008). Biogeography of Nymphaeales: extant patterns and historical events. Taxon, 57(4), 1123-19E.
- ^ M Cramer, J., Meeuse, A. D. J., & Teunissen, P. A. (1975). A note on the pollination of nocturnally flowering species of Nymphaea. Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 24(5/6), 489-490.