Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Nymphaeaceae
Genus:	Nymphaea
Species:	N. nouchali
Variety:	N. n. var. versicolor
Trinomial name
	Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor; (Sims) Guruge & Yakand.
Synonyms
	Castalia versicolor (Sims) Tratt.; Nymphaea stellata var. versicolor (Sims) Hook.f. & Thomson; Nymphaea versicolor Sims; Nymphaea malabarica Poir.;

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. naturally found in tropical Asia.^[1]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor is an aquatic, perennial herb.^[2]^[3]

Generative characteristics

The flowers are diurnal.^[3]^[2] The seeds are ellipsoid-globose.^[2]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was described as Nymphaea versicolor Sims by John Sims (1749-1831) in 1809. Later, it was included in the species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. as the variety Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand. by Shashika Kumudumali Guruge and Deepthi Yakandawala in 2017.
Its synonym Nymphaea malabarica Poir. was published even earlier by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1798.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Etymology

The varietal name versicolor, from the Latin verso meaning to keep turning and colorem meaning colour, means "variously coloured" or "changing colour".^[7]^[8]^[9]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in rice fields, swamps, marshes,^[3] and ponds.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bodhipadma, K., Noichinda, S., Wachirabongkoth, P., Pukpoomin, E., Punnakanta, L., & Nathalang, K. (2011). "Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor ‘Bua Phuean’: Seed Morphology and Germination In Vitro." Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 9(2), 19-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bodhipadma, K., Noichinda, S., Thaiyanto, P., & Leung, D. W. (2013). "Morphology, viability, and germinability of pollen from two forms of Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor, a day-blooming waterlily." Sci. Asia, 39, 214-218.
^ Sims, John | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/9686-1
^ Yakandawala, Deepthi | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/20026623-1
^ Guruge, Shashika Kumudumali | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/20048950-1
^ Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-a). A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin. Retrieved January 16, 2024, from http://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=versicolor
^ Flora of Malawi: Species information: Albizia versicolor. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125730
^ Erica versicolor | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/erica-versicolor

[POWO,_2024-1] "Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor (Sims) Guruge & Yakand". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[Bodhipadma_et_al.,_2011-2] Bodhipadma, K., Noichinda, S., Wachirabongkoth, P., Pukpoomin, E., Punnakanta, L., & Nathalang, K. (2011). "Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor ‘Bua Phuean’: Seed Morphology and Germination In Vitro." Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 9(2), 19-25.

[Bodhipadma_et_al.,_2013-3] Bodhipadma, K., Noichinda, S., Thaiyanto, P., & Leung, D. W. (2013). "Morphology, viability, and germinability of pollen from two forms of Nymphaea nouchali var. versicolor, a day-blooming waterlily." Sci. Asia, 39, 214-218.

[IPNI_a-4] Sims, John | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/9686-1

[IPNI_b-5] Yakandawala, Deepthi | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/20026623-1

[IPNI_c-6] Guruge, Shashika Kumudumali | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/a/20048950-1

[MOBOT-7] Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-a). A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin. Retrieved January 16, 2024, from http://www.mobot.org/mobot/latindict/keyDetail.aspx?keyWord=versicolor

[Flora_of_Malawi-8] Flora of Malawi: Species information: Albizia versicolor. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125730

[CasaBio-9] Erica versicolor | CasaBio. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16, 2024, from https://casabio.org/taxa/erica-versicolor

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