Interesting plants of AJCB Indian Botanic Garden: RED INDIAN LILY (Nymphaea rubra) from Shibpur, Howrah, India: SCFEB28

[Sukla Chanda]

Nymphaea rubra L. (Nymphaeaceae)

Leaves round, sharply toothed. Sepals usually four, petals many; stigma 10-20 rayed. A beautiful and very varied species with reddish leaves, before forming floating leaves the plant forms many underwater leaves. 

Flowering throughout the year. 

Thanks,

Sukla

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Sukla Chanda, PhD

Science & Education,
The Field Museum, Chicago IL.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Nice one Sukla ji

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[Sukla Chanda]

Thanks Sir.

Thanks,

Sukla

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Sukla Chanda, PhD

Science & Education,
The Field Museum, Chicago IL.

[J.M. Garg]

It should be Nymphaea × omarana Bisset as per images and references herein.

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