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Nymphaea maculata

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Identification
Nymphaea maculata Schumach.&Thonn. [family NYMPHAEACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet., Nymphaea nouchali Not on sheet. [family NYMPHAEACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Nymphaea guineensis
  • Nymphaea baumii
  • Nymphaea heudelotii
  • Nymphaea nouchali
  • Nymphaea maculata
  • Nymphaea caerulea
  • Nymphaea stellata
Common name
  • djaberi djongel (Langdale Brown) (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • yesεrεnyi from sεrεnyi; to tremble; a name generally applied to water-plants from their movement in the water (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr. [family NYMPHAEACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr. [family NYMPHAEACEAE], Fl. Seneg. 16 (1830); Conard Water-lilies 146, t. 9 (excl. syn. N. rufescens Guill. & Perr.); Gilg in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 41: 356 (1908); Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 93.
Nymphaea heudelotii [family NYMPHAEACEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 68, partly.
Nymphaea maculata [family NYMPHAEACEAE], of F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 68, partly.
Information
The plant is viviporous from the second year; leaves and flowers of young plants often much smaller than those of the parent; petals white to bluish; sepals spotted.
Distribution
Sen. Perrottet. Roger! Brunner 126!Gam. Sylvester! Brooks!Fr. Sud. Gourma (July) Chev. 24485! Gao (Sept.) De Wailly 4829!S. L. Mambolo (Jan.) Deighton 974! Rokupr (Dec.) Deighton 4574! Rhombe Swamp (Mar.) Adames 150!Lib. Ganta (May) Harley!Iv. C. Baoulé Chev. 22393.N. Nig. Sokoto (Oct.) Dalz. 352! Katagum Dalz. 200!

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