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Nymphaea micrantha

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Name

Identification
Nymphaea baumii Rehnelt & Henkel [family NYMPHACEAE ] Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr. [family NYMPHACEAE ] (stored under name); Nymphaea guianensis Schum. & Thonn [family NYMPHACEAE ]
Related name
  • Nymphaea guianensis
  • Nymphaea baumii
  • Nymphaea micrantha
  • Nymphaea coerulea
Common name
  • ndayri (JB) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • nghialebir (Roger) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • quèquèliquè (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANDYAK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • yi a kwe (Ha (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ka-fofo general for all N.spp. (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Guinea-Bissau) buragurudja (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), 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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