File talk:Nymphaea sp.jpg
False identification[edit]
The plant displayed here labelled as Nymphaea odorata cannot be that species in my opinion.
1. Flowers of Nymphaea odorata usually float on the water surface.[1][2] The flower displayed here extends well above the water surface.
2. Nymphaea odorata has 4 sepals and 23-32 petals.[1] I counted 23 tepals visible in the image, which is a bit low.
3. Nymphaea odorata has 55-106 (average 79) stamens.[1] I counted about 60-65 visible stamens in the image, which is a bit low.
4. The leaves of Nymphaea odorata are orbicular to broadly ovate and have an entire margin.[3][2] The leaves in the image have a sinuate-dentate margin
5. In Nymphaea odorata, the connective appendage of the yellow stamens projects less than 1(-2) mm beyond the anther.[3] The stamens of the flower in the image have a conspicuous, sterile, white appendage of the connective seemingly much longer than that.
I believe the plant displayed here does not match the hundreds of images taken of this species in its natural habitat:[4] Conan Wolff (talk) 17:20, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
- ↑ a b c Conard, H. S. (2015). The Waterlilies: A Monograph of the Genus Nymphaea (Classic Reprint). pp.179-188. USA: FB&C Limited.
- ↑ a b Henkel, F., Rehnelt, F., Dittmann, L. (1907). Das Buch der Nymphaeaceen oder Seerosengewächse. pp. 79-81. Deutschland: Henkel.
- ↑ a b Nymphaea odorata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2024, from http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500828
- ↑ Nymphaea odorata Sol. ex Aiton. (n.d.). GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved January 26, 2024, from https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/gallery?taxon_key=2882412
