Nymphaea sp. from Hooghly

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This another common aquatic plant in ponds and marshes, specially during this rainy season. ID keys available in Flora of Pakistan and in Flora of China tell me that this species is Nymphaea pubescens Willd.

Species : Nymphaea pubescens Willd. (Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (WIld,) Hook. f. & Thoms.)

Bengali name : SHALOOK / SHAPLA / BHET

Habit & Habitat : aquatic herb, the flowers remain closed in late morning

Date : 18/8/12, 2.27 P.M.

Place : Hooghly

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes it is

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[surajit koley]

Good evening Sir,

Thank you for confirming the species. I think i have old records of its blooming flower in my archives, will search and upload when i find one.

Regards,

surajit

[surajit koley]

Sir,

Attaching an old picture, recorded on the 20th Nov., 2009, of a Nymphaea that appears to be same species -  Nymphaea pubescens Willd.

Regards,

surajit

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:57 AM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote: