Nymphaea macrosperma

Nymphaea macrosperma
Conservation status
	Special Least Concern (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Nymphaea
Species:	N. macrosperma
Binomial name
	Nymphaea macrosperma; Merr. & L.M.Perry
Synonyms
	Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry;

Nymphaea macrosperma, water lily, is an emergent water plant native to northern Australia.

The water lily occurs in freshwater lagoons, and has large round leaves that float on the water surface.

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The leaves have a dentate margin.^[3]

Generative characteristics

The diurnal flowers extend above the water surface.^[3]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was published by Elmer Drew Merrill and Lily May Perry in 1942.^[2] In the same publication, the species was described a second time as Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry, which is a synonym of Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry.^[4]^[2]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected by LJ Brass in Lake Daviumbu, New Guinea (British New Guinea) in August 1936.^[5]

Position within Nymphaea

It is placed in Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya.^[6]

Etymology

The specific epithet macrosperma means large-seeded.^[7]^[8]

Conservation

The NCA status of Nymphaea macrosperma is Special Least Concern (SL).^[1]

Uses

The plant is a traditional Aboriginal bushfood.^[9] The seeds are usually described as "sweet like a pea" and are eaten for lunch.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Queensland Government. (2022i, March 8). Species profile—Nymphaea macrosperma. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=13387
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Breukel, H. (n.d.). Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M. Perry. Seerosenforum.de Das Portal Der Seerose. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://www.seerosenforum.de/gattung/Anecphya/Macrosperma/Macrosperma.aspx
^ Jacobs, S. W. L. (1992). "New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae)." Telopea, 4(4), 635-641.
^ Type of Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry . (n.d.). JSTOR. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.l0038664
^ Löhne, C., Borsch, T., Jacobs, S. W., Hellquist, C. B., & Wiersema, J. H. (2008). "Nuclear and plastid DNA sequences reveal complex reticulate patterns in Australian water-lilies (Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya, Nymphaeaceae)." Australian Systematic Botany, 21(4), 229-250.
^ Crataegus macrosperma (large-seeded hawthorn): Go Botany. (n.d.). Native Plant Trust. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/crataegus/macrosperma/
^ Bayton, R. (2020). Practical Uses of Botanical Latin. In The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries (pp. 22-318). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209135-007
^ Australian Food Standards, Water lily seed pod analysis
^ "Part 1". In the Bush with Malcolm Douglas. Season 1. 7 February 2009.

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[Queensland_Government,_2022-1] Queensland Government. (2022i, March 8). Species profile—Nymphaea macrosperma. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=13387

[POWO,_2024-2] "Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[Breukel-3] Breukel, H. (n.d.). Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M. Perry. Seerosenforum.de Das Portal Der Seerose. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://www.seerosenforum.de/gattung/Anecphya/Macrosperma/Macrosperma.aspx

[Jacobs,_1992-4] Jacobs, S. W. L. (1992). "New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae)." Telopea, 4(4), 635-641.

[JSTOR-5] Type of Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry . (n.d.). JSTOR. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.l0038664

[Löhne_et_al.,_2008-6] Löhne, C., Borsch, T., Jacobs, S. W., Hellquist, C. B., & Wiersema, J. H. (2008). "Nuclear and plastid DNA sequences reveal complex reticulate patterns in Australian water-lilies (Nymphaea subgenus Anecphya, Nymphaeaceae)." Australian Systematic Botany, 21(4), 229-250.

[Native_Plant_Trust-7] Crataegus macrosperma (large-seeded hawthorn): Go Botany. (n.d.). Native Plant Trust. Retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/crataegus/macrosperma/

[Bayton,_2020-8] Bayton, R. (2020). Practical Uses of Botanical Latin. In The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names - with More than 5,000 Entries (pp. 22-318). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209135-007

[9] Australian Food Standards, Water lily seed pod analysis

[10] "Part 1". In the Bush with Malcolm Douglas. Season 1. 7 February 2009.

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Nymphaea macrosperma

Conservation status
Special Least Concern (NCA)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Nymphaea
Species:	N. macrosperma
Binomial name
*Nymphaea macrosperma* Merr. & L.M.Perry
Synonyms^[2]
Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry