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Nymphaea loriana

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Nymphaea loriana

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species:
N. loriana
Binomial name
Nymphaea loriana
Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch[3]
Nymphaea loriana is endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada[3]

Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.[3]

Description

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Vegetative characteristics

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Nymphaea loriana has branching, 2 cm wide rhizomes. The membranous submerged leaves are 8-10 cm long, and 8-12 cm wide. The suborbicular to ovate-elliptic, 10–21 cm long, and 8-18 cm wide floating leaves have a papery texture. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is bright green with occasional purple colouration.[4]

Generative characteristics

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The 7.5–10 cm wide flowers have four sepals, and 12–21 petals. The androecium consists of 33–48 yellow stamens. The gynoecium consists of 8–11 carpels. The 2-2.5 cm wide fruits with coiled peduncles bear 3.5-4 mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, arillate, greenish-brown, ovoid, smooth seeds.[4]

Reproduction

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Generative reproduction

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Despite being of hybrid origin, Nymphaea loriana is fertile.[4]

Taxonomy

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Publication

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It was first described by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in 2014.[3]

Type specimen

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The type specimen was collected by John Harry Wiersema, Carl Barre Hellquist, and Thomas Borsch in Egg Lake, south of Cumberland House, Saskatchewa, Canada on the 18th of August 2000.[4]

Placement within Nymphaea

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It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Nymphaea.[4]

Natural hybridisation

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Nymphaea loriana is of hybrid origin.[5][4]

Etymology

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The specific epithet loriana refers to Lori Wittlake Wiersema (1958–2013), the wife of John Harry Wiersema.[4]

Conservation

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The IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN).[1] The NatureServe conservation status is Critically Imperiled (G1).[2]

Ecology

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Habitat

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Nymphaea loriana is found in lakes, ponds, marshes, or streams with clear, stagnant, or gently flowing water at depths of 1.5–2 meters.[4] It requires clear water.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lansdown, R.V. 2017. Nymphaea loriana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T81359075A81360324. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T81359075A81360324.en. Accessed on 04 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Nymphaea loriana Lori’s Water-lily. (n.d.). NatureServe. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.941954/Nymphaea_loriana
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nymphaea loriana Wiersema, Hellq. & Borsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Borsch, T., Wiersema, J. H., Hellquist, C. B., Löhne, C., & Govers, K. (2014). "Speciation in North American water lilies: evidence for the hybrid origin of the newly discovered Canadian endemic Nymphaea loriana sp. nov.(Nymphaeaceae) in a past contact zone." Botany, 92(12), 867-882.
  5. ^ 60 Jahre später: Neue Seerosenart in Kanada entdeckt. (2023, May 22). Botanischer Garten Berlin. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://www.bgbm.org/de/pr/60-jahre-spaeter-neue-seerosenart-kanada-entdeckt
  6. ^ Robson, D. B., Wiersema, J. H., Hellquist, C. B., & Borsch, T. (2016). "Distribution and ecology of a New Species of Water-lily, Nymphaea loriana (Nymphaeaceae), in Western Canada." The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 130(1), 25-31.