Nymphaea divaricata Hutch.

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Nymphaea divaricata

Mansha River
Jun 2011
Photo: M.P.Kennedy

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Status: Native
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Zambia, Kasama
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FZ divisions: N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,N
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Images last updated: Tuesday 9 May 2017
Literature:

Mendonça, F.A. (1960). Nymphaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 179 - 180.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Nymphaea divaricata
African Plant Database: Nymphaea divaricata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Nymphaea divaricata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Nymphaea divaricata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Nymphaea divaricata
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iNaturalist: Nymphaea divaricata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Nymphaea divaricata
JSTOR Plant Science: Nymphaea divaricata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Nymphaea divaricata
Plants of the World Online: Nymphaea divaricata
Tropicos: Nymphaea divaricata
Wikipedia: Nymphaea divaricata


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Nymphaea divaricata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193040, retrieved 5 December 2025

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