Nymphaea potamophila 'Peru-Puerto Maldonado' (TN)
Waterlily
Description
This plant is a nightblooming waterlily in the hydrocallis subgenus of the genus nymphaea. It is often used in aquariums for its colourful underwater foliage. Its flowers open for only a few hours every evening, somewhere between 19:00 and 21:00. Flowers are white, with an intense red center.
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Characteristics
Classification: Tropical Night-blooming Waterlily
Viviparous: unknown
Petal color: White, Red
History of Plant
Parentage notes: Plant was found close to Puerto Maldonado in Peru.
Offspring
This plant has been used as parent for other plants. Below you can find the offspring that this plant has produced as pod parent (mother) and as pollen parent (father).
Pod Offspring
Pollen Offspring
Images
1st day flower
Flower (1st day)
Photo: Sandipan Majumdar, Date: October 4th 2023
1st day flower
Flower (1st day)
Photo: Sandipan Majumdar, Date: September 12th 2023
Location: West Bengal, India
1st day flower
Flower (1st day)
Photo: Sandipan Majumdar, Date: September 20th 2023
Location: West Bengal, India
1st day flower
Flower (1st day)
Photo: Sandipan Majumdar, Date: September 20th 2023
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Identification
Flower characteristics | |
|---|---|
Stamen description | |
Leaf characteristics | |
| Shape | Round/slightly ovate |
| Margin | Entire |
| Lobes | Lobes Open |
Leaf color | |
Petiole description | |
| Identification by | unknown |
Herbarium Specimens
None on file.