Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Nymphaeales > Nymphaeaceae > Nymphaea > Nymphaea micranthaNymphaea micrantha (Blue Egyptian lotus)Synonyms: Nymphaea caerulea var. albida; Nymphaea guineensis; Nymphaea rufescens; Nymphaea stellata var. bulbillifera; Nymphaea vivipara Nymphaea micrantha is a flower belonging to the genus Nymphaea. It is native to the tropics of West Africa. It has a bulb structure, and usually grows to a height of 20–80 cm (8–32 inches). It cannot be grown immersed. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Low |
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Upper Niger |
Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Upland Rivers |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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