Nuphar subintegerrima is a species of rhizomatous aquatic plant endemic to Japan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nuphar |
| Species: | N. subintegerrima
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| Nuphar subintegerrima (Casp.) Makino[1]
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| Nuphar subintegerrima is endemic to Japan[1] | |
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Description edit
Vegetative characteristics edit
Nuphar subintegerrima has emerging or floating leaves. The leaves are 5-11 cm long, and 4-8.5 cm wide.[2]
Generative characteristics edit
The pedunculate, solitary, yellow flower extends above the water surface.[3] Ripe fruit detach from the plants.[4]
Reproduction edit
Vegetative reproduction edit
It reproduces vegetatively through its rhizomes.[3]
Generative reproduction edit
It reproduces sexually.[3] Flowering occurs from May to November.[4]
Taxonomy edit
Publication edit
It was first described by Robert Caspary as the variety Nuphar japonica var. subintegerrima Casp. in 1866. It was elevated to the species Nuphar subintegerrima (Casp.) Makino by Tomitaro Makino in 1910.[1]
Ecology edit
Habitat edit
It occurs in streams, bogs and irrigation ponds.[4]
Pollination edit
It is pollinated by the fly species Notiphila maritima.[3]
Herbivory edit
The larvae of the moth species Neoschoenobia testacealis feed on leaves and flower stalks of Nuphar subintegerrima.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Nuphar subintegerrima (Casp.) Makino". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ SHIGA, T., & KADONO, Y. (2004). Morphological variation and classification of Nuphar with special reference to populations in central to western Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 55(2), 107-117.
- ^ a b c d Nagasaki, O. (2007). Pollination of the yellow water lily Nuphar subintegerrima (Nymphaeaceae) by the shore fly Notiphila (Notiphila) maritima (Diptera: Ephydridae). Plant species biology, 22(3), 227-230.
- ^ a b c d Nagasaki, O. (2008). Impact of the flower stalk-boring moth Neoschoenobia testacealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and water-level fluctuations on the flower and fruit production of the yellow water lily Nuphar subintegerrima (Nymphaeaceae) in irrigation ponds of western Japan. Aquatic botany, 88(1), 27-31.