Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Victoria amazonica
- Genus
- Victoria
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“These leaves are enormously buoyant if the weight is distributed evenly over the entire surface of the leaf (as by a piece of plywood, which should be of neutral buoyancy).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Amazon Giant Waterlily itself; the rest are typical of the Nymphaeaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Amazon Giant Waterlily itself; the rest are typical of the Nymphaeaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Amazon Giant Waterlily
Amazon Giant Waterlily (Victoria amazonica) is a species in the Nymphaeaceae family.
Botanical family
Nymphaeaceae
Water-Lily Family
Amazon Giant Waterlily belongs to the Nymphaeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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