Nuphar subintegerrima
| Nuphar subintegerrima | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nuphar |
| Section: | Nuphar sect. Nuphar |
| Species: | N. subintegerrima
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| Binomial name | |
| Nuphar subintegerrima (Casp.) Makino[1]
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| Nuphar subintegerrima is endemic to Japan[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nuphar subintegerrima is a species of rhizomatous aquatic plant endemic to Japan.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Vegetative characteristics
[edit | edit source]Nuphar subintegerrima has emerging or floating leaves. The leaves are 5-11 cm long, and 4-8.5 cm wide.[2]
Generative characteristics
[edit | edit source]The pedunculate, solitary, yellow flower extends above the water surface.[3] Ripe fruit detach from the plants.[4]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Vegetative reproduction
[edit | edit source]It reproduces vegetatively through its rhizomes.[3]
Generative reproduction
[edit | edit source]It reproduces sexually.[3] Flowering occurs from May to November.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Publication
[edit | edit source]It was first described by Robert Caspary as the variety Nuphar japonica var. subintegerrima Casp. in 1866. It was elevated to the species Nuphar subintegerrima (Casp.) Makino by Tomitaro Makino in 1910.[1]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Habitat
[edit | edit source]It occurs in streams, bogs and irrigation ponds.[4]
Pollination
[edit | edit source]It is pollinated by the fly species Notiphila maritima.[3]
Herbivory
[edit | edit source]The larvae of the moth species Neoschoenobia testacealis feed on leaves and flower stalks of Nuphar subintegerrima.[4]
References
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- ^ SHIGA, T., & KADONO, Y. (2004). Morphological variation and classification of Nuphar with special reference to populations in central to western Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica, 55(2), 107-117.
- ^ a b c d Nagasaki, O. (2007). Pollination of the yellow water lily Nuphar subintegerrima (Nymphaeaceae) by the shore fly Notiphila (Notiphila) maritima (Diptera: Ephydridae). Plant species biology, 22(3), 227-230.
- ^ a b c d Nagasaki, O. (2008). Impact of the flower stalk-boring moth Neoschoenobia testacealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and water-level fluctuations on the flower and fruit production of the yellow water lily Nuphar subintegerrima (Nymphaeaceae) in irrigation ponds of western Japan. Aquatic botany, 88(1), 27-31.
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