Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[4][3][1]
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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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Description
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Vegetative characteristics
editSpecies 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
editThe flowers are nocturnal and float on the water surface.[5][4] The carpels have enlarged, clavate carpellary appendages.[5][1] The flowers emit solvent-like, pungent, fermented, or fruity fragrances.[6]
Taxonomy
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editIt 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][7][8][2]
Species
edit- Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc.
- Nymphaea belophylla Trickett
- Nymphaea caatingae C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea conardii Wiersema
- Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea gardneriana Planch.
- Nymphaea glandulifera Rodschied
- Nymphaea harleyi C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea jamesoniana Planch.
- Nymphaea lasiophylla Mart. & Zucc.
- Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema
- Nymphaea novogranatensis Wiersema
- Nymphaea oxypetala Planch.
- Nymphaea paganuccii C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea pedersenii (Wiersema) C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea potamophila Wiersema
- Nymphaea prolifera Wiersema
- Nymphaea rapinii C.T.Lima & Giul.
- Nymphaea rudgeana G.Mey.
- Nymphaea tenuinervia Casp.
- Nymphaea vanildae C.T.Lima & Giul.
Distribution
editThe distribution of species within this subgenus extends from the southern United States through Central America, and the Caribbean to South America.[1]
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 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 c Wiersema, J. H. (1987). A monograph of Nymphaea subgenus Hydrocallis (Nymphaeaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-112.
- ^ a b Conard, H. S. (2015). The Waterlilies: A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea (Classic Reprint). p. 200. USA: FB&C Limited.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tropicos | Name - Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Conard. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/100411299
- ^ Nymphaea subgen. Hydrocallis | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303969-1