About Amazon Giant Waterlily
Victoria amazonica ("giant water lily") is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. It is called Vitória-Régia or Iaupê-Jaçanã ("the jacana's waterlily") in Brazil and Atun Sisac ("great flower") in Inca (Quechua). Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Victoria amazonica
- Genus
- Victoria
- Family
- NYMPHAEACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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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