Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea manipurensis[1] endemic to Manipur, India.[2]
Description[edit | edit source]
Vegetative characteristics[edit | edit source]
Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor is a rhizomatous plant with 6–10 cm big rhizomes. The petiolate, thick, elliptic to suborbicular leaf with an undulate margin and a 12 cm deep sinus is 15–35 cm long, and 13–32 cm wide. The brown petiole is 50–100 cm long.[2]
Generative characteristics[edit | edit source]
The creamy white, 5–8 cm wide flowers with a tetragonus receptacle float on the water surface. The mottled green, coriaceous, thick, 5.5–8.5 cm long, and 4.0–5.0 cm wide sepals displays streaked patterns on the abaxial side. The flower has 6–9 petals. The androecium consists of 31–36 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 15–20 carpels.[2]
Taxonomy[edit | edit source]
It was described by Sagolsem Asharani Devi and Biseshwori Thongam in 2014.[3] The type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Imphal East district, Manipur, India on the 8th of September 2011.[4] It is placed in the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras.[5] Some sources treat it as a synonym of Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor.[6][7][8]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The varietal name versicolor means variously coloured[9] and refers to the streaked abaxial side of the sepals.[2]
Ecology[edit | edit source]
It occurs in wetland areas.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori. (n.d.-d). WFO Plant List. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-0001385314-2024-12?page=1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sagolsem, A. D., & Thongam, B. (2014). Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India. Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117.
- ↑ Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77144036-1
- ↑ Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori. (n.d.-c). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77144036-1
- ↑ Devi, S. A., Thongam, B., & Handique, P. J. (2016). Multivariate analysis of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) taxa in Manipur (India) through morphological variables. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 39, 359-366.
- ↑ Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) R.Ansari & Jeeja. (n.d.). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8VJNX
- ↑ Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori. (n.d.-b). GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.gbif.org/species/8328424
- ↑ Hassler, M. (n.d.). Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor. Worldplants. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list/#plantUid-16470
- ↑ A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin. (n.d.). Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=versicolor