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Nymphaea ampla, DC. (C. ampla, Salisb.). Lvs. narrowly peltate, suborbicular, sinuate or nearly entire, with small black spots above and below, 6-15 in. across: fls. white, 3-8 in. across; sepals coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, acute; petals 7-21, lance-ovate; stamens 30-190, outermost ones much longer than innermost. Texas, south to W. Indies and Brazil. Fl. Brasil. 77:129, pi. 28-30. B.M. 4469.—Very near kin to N. gracilis and N. flavovirens. Vars. speciosa and pulchella are medium- and small-sized forms. Var. Gerardiana, Hort. Fls. raised above water, very large, white and yellow anthers.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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