Misplaced Pages

Nymphaea paganuccii

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of water lily

Nymphaea paganuccii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Subgenus: Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis
Species: N. paganuccii
Binomial name
Nymphaea paganuccii
C.T.Lima & Giul.
Nymphaea paganuccii is endemic to Brazil

Nymphaea paganuccii is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea paganuccii is an aquatic herb. It has cylindrical tubers, which are not stoloniferous. The glabrous, green, non-brittle petioles have four primary central and four secondary peripheral air canals. The elliptic, suborbicular to orbicular leaf blade has a flat and entire margin. The blade is 15.3–19.8 cm long and 10–17.3 cm wide.

Generative characteristics

The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface. The non-brittle, brownish, glabrous peduncle has six primary central and 12 secondary peripheral air canals. The ovoid, smooth, pilose seeds have trichomes arranged in continuous longitudinal lines. The seeds are 1–1.2 mm long and 0.7–0.8 mm wide.

Reproduction

Vegetative reproduction

Both stolons and proliferating pseudanthia are absent.

Generative reproduction

Flowering and fruiting has been observed in the month of July. Sexual reproduction plays a significant role in this species.

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 and L. Lima at depths of 1-3 m in a lagoon by the Tapajós river of the Santarém municipality in the state Pará, Brazil on the 18th of July 2011.

Placement within Nymphaea

It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.

Etymology

The specific epithet paganuccii honours Prof. Dr. Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz of the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil.

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in the aquatic habitats of the Amazon rainforest. The depth of the lagoon habitat in the type locality fluctuates based on precipitation in the region, with a complete dry period occurring between August and December. It occurs sympatrically with several other Nymphaea species, namely Nymphaea amazonum, Nymphaea pedersenii, Nymphaea rapinii, and Nymphaea lingulata.

Pollination

Beetles of the genus Cyclocephala visit flowers of Nymphaea paganuccii

Beetles of the genus Cyclocephala visit the flowers of Nymphaea paganuccii and have been trapped within them, indicating pollination by these beetles.

References

  1. ^ "Nymphaea paganuccii C.T.Lima & Giul". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. (n.d.-b). Nymphaea paganuccii C.T.Lima & Giul. Flora E Funga Do Brasil. Retrieved December 17, 2023, from https://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/FB623384
  3. ^ de Lima, C. T., Machado, I. C., & Giulietti, A. M. (2021). "Nymphaeaceae of Brasil." Sitientibus série Ciências Biológicas, 21.
Taxon identifiers
Nymphaea paganuccii
Categories: