Nymphaea × khurooi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea |
| Species: | N. × khurooi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea × khurooi | |
Nymphaea × khurooi is an artificial hybrid of Nymphaea alba and Nymphaea odorata,[2] which has been naturalised in India.[1]
Description
[edit]Vegetative characteristics
[edit]Nymphaea × khurooi is a perennial,[3] rhizomatous[4] aquatic[2] herb with a horizontal rhizome.[3] The petiolate leaf with an entire margin[4] and rounded basal lobes[2] has impressed veins.[4] The leaf surface does not have a mottling pattern.[4] The juvenile leaves display bronze colouration.[2] The petiole has four central air canals.[4]
Generative characteristics
[edit]The small, red flowers[3] has a peduncle with five central canals.[4] The flowers have 23–28 petals.[4][3] The androeceum consists of 75–100 stamens[4][3] with 20 mm long filaments and yellow-orange anthers.[2] The gynoeceum consists of 17–22 carpels.[4][3] It is sterile.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was described by Milind Madhav Sardesai and Mayur Dhondiram Nandikar in 2020.[5][6][2] The type specimen was collected by A. Hassan and A. Masoodi on the 11th of October 2018 in Jammu-Kashmir, India.[5]
Etymology
[edit]The hybrid name khurooi refers to Anzar Ahmad Khuroo from the University of Kashmir.[5][2]
Hybridisation
[edit]It is a hybrid of Nymphaea alba and Nymphaea odorata.[5][6]
Distribution
[edit]It has been naturalised in India[1][4] (Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir), where it occurs in lakes.[2]
Habitat
[edit]It occurs in lakes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nymphaea × khurooi Sardesai & Nandikar. (n.d.-c). Catalogue of Life. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7XJ54
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nandikar, M. D., & Sardesai, M. M. (2020). Invalidation of the name Nymphaea alba var. rubra and addition of the new nothospecies name Nymphaea× khurooi (Nymphaeaceae). Phytotaxa, 461(3), 219-221.
- ^ a b c d e f g Nymphaea x khurooi - Meghalaya Red Water Lily. (n.d.). Flowers of India. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Meghalaya%20Red%20Water%20Lily.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dkhar, J., Kumaria, S., & Tandon, P. (2011, January). Nymphaea alba var. rubra is a hybrid of N. alba and N. odorata as evidenced by molecular analysis. In Annales Botanici Fennici (pp. 317-324). Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board.
- ^ a b c d Nymphaea × khurooi Sardesai & Nandikar. (n.d.-b). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77212176-1
- ^ a b Nymphaea × khurooi Sardesai & Nandikar. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77212176-1