Nymphaea heudelotii
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Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cuanavale Source, Luchazes, Angola
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| Synonyms: |
Nymphaea baumii Rehnelt & F.Henkel Nymphaea erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. Nymphaea heudelotii Planch. var. nana Conard Nymphaea pseudopygmaea Lehm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
French Guinea |
| Notes: | A delicate an very small species that would likely be popular in horticulture. |
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| Habitat: | In lakes, rivers, dambos and marshy areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1850 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | One disjunct population in West Africa: Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea; the other in tropical Africa: Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Angola. |
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| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,W |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 25 June 2025 |
| Literature: |
Hauman, L. (1951). Nymphaeaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume II Pages 157 - 159. also as Nymphaea erici-rosenii (Includes a picture). Mendonça, F.A. (1960). Nymphaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 179. Included under Nymphaea maculata Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 81. Troupin, G. (1978). Nymphaeaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 281. Included under Nymphaea maculata |
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