Nymphaea sulphurea Gilg

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Lungwebungu river, Moxico, Angola

Synonyms:	Nymphaea primulina Hutch.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Moderately sized aquatic herb with elongate rhizome 1-2 cm thick. Leaves chartaceous, orbicular or suborbicular, 3-13 x 3-12 cm, incised-cordate, peltate, lobes obtuse or rounded, nearly closed or divergent, smooth on both surfaces, green or reddish beneath, primary lateral nerves 6-7 on each side of the midrib, impressed. Flowers yellow, 4-8 cm in diameter. Sepals 4, ovate-lanceolate, 2.5-5 x 0.8-1.6 cm. Petals 8-14, oblong-lanceolate, as long as the sepals, obtuse or acute. Stamens 30–50. Fruit subglobose, 2 x 2-6 cm. Carpels 12-16.
Type location:	Angola
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Derivation of specific name:	sulphurea: pale yellow, sulphur-yellow.
Habitat:	In rivers, lakes and pools.
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Worldwide distribution:	DR Congo, Zambia and Angola.
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Images last updated:	Wednesday 25 June 2025
Literature:	Mendonça, F.A. (1960). Nymphaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 180. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 81.

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