Nymphaea rapinii
Species of plant of the genus Nymphaea endemic to Brazil
Nymphaea rapinii is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
Nymphaea rapinii is an aquatic herb with stoloniferous, cylindrical tubers. The reddish-purple, glabrous, non-brittle, petioles have two primary and eight secondary peripheral air canals. The elliptic, suborbicular to orbicular leaf blade has an entire and flat margin and actinodromous, arachnoid venation with impressed veins. The leaf blade is 6–10.5 cm long and 4.2–10 cm wide.
Generative characteristics
The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface. The gabrous, brownish, non-brittle peduncle has five primary central and ten secondary peripheral air canals.
Reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
Stolons are present, but proliferating pseudanthia are absent.
Generative reproduction
Flowering has been observed in July, but no fruits have been found.
Taxonomy
It was first described by C.T.Lima and Ana Maria Giulietti in 2021.
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