Accession Data

Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea

Common Name: Blue Water Lily

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Country of Origin: tropical to southern Africa

Description: Perennial, rounded floating leaves, showy blue flowers, mid to late summer.

Uses: Nutritional: Flower stalks considered an excellent source of iron and a fair source of calcium.

Medicinal: Studies have shown value as an antioxidant, antidiabetic, antihepatotoxic, cholinergic, antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, antihypolipidemic.

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Accession Data

Accession #: 199400126

Accession Date: 1994-07-25 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 6906

Quantity: 1

Source: Chiltern

Culture: Grow in up to 1m of water.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: basal angiosperms

Order: Nymphaeales

Family: Nymphaeaceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.
  2. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.
  3. Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.

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Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea