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Nymphaea harleyi
Nymphaea harleyi is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.[1] DescriptionVegetative characteristicsNymphaea harleyi is an aquatic herb[2] with cylindrical tubers, which are not stoloniferous.[3] The leaf blades float on the water surface. It is ovate and has an entire and flat margin. It has actinodromous leaf venation.[2] The 9.3−15.2 cm long and 6.5−10 cm wide leaf blades are attached to 2−4 mm wide petioles with four major, two medium, and 8 minor peripheral air canals.[3] Generative characteristicsThe nocturnal flowers float on the water surface.[2] The flowers have peduncles with five primary central and ten secondary peripheral air canals.[3] The gynoecium is syncarpous and consists of 27−35 carpels.[3] The clavate appendix of the carpels have an obtuse to rounded apex.[2] ReproductionVegetative reproductionBoth stolons and proliferating pseudanthia are absent.[2][3] Generative reproductionNeither fruits nor seeds have been observed.[3] TaxonomyIt was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021.[1] Type specimenThe type specimen was collected by C.T. Lima, R. Machado, A.M. Giulietti and R.M. Harley on 3 February 2012 in Tocantins, Brazil.[3] Placement within NymphaeaIt is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis.[3] EtymologyThe specific epithet harleyi honours Prof. Dr. Raymond M. Harley of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[3] References
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