Amazon water lily
plant
Also known as: Victoria amazonica, Victoria regia, royal water lily
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species of water lily
- In water lily: Major genera and species
The leaf margins of the Amazon, or royal, water lily (V. amazonica, formerly Victoria regia) and the Santa Cruz water lily (V. cruziana) have upturned edges, giving each thickly veined leaf the appearance of a large shallow pan 60 to 180 cm (about 2 to 6 feet) across and accounting…
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