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|genus=Nymphaea
|familia=Nymphaeaceae
|genus=Nymphaea
|species=micrantha
|species=micrantha
|habit=aquatic
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|features=flowers, foliage
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'''''Nymphaea micrantha''''' is a flower belonging to the genus ''[[Nymphaea]]''. It is found in [[Africa]], especially in 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/details.php?id=109|title=Profile on Plantfinder|accessdate=2008-01-02}}</ref>
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Nymphaea micrantha, Guill. & Perr. Lvs. elliptic, entire in apical half, rest of margin sinuate; sinus deep; lobes spreading, much produced and acuminated, bearing bulbs which produce new plants at the top of the petiole; under side of lf. green, tinged with purplish brown and minutely dotted: fls. small, white, 3-5 in. across; calyx pale green, unspotted; petals lanceolate, very acute. West coast of Afr. B.M. 4535.—N. Daubeniana, Hort., intro. in 1912 by W. Tricker, is a pale blue form of this, possibly a hybrid with N. caerulea.
Nymphaea micrantha, Guill. & Perr. Lvs. elliptic, entire in apical half, rest of margin sinuate; sinus deep; lobes spreading, much produced and acuminated, bearing bulbs which produce new plants at the top of the petiole; under side of lf. green, tinged with purplish brown and minutely dotted: fls. small, white, 3-5 in. across; calyx pale green, unspotted; petals lanceolate, very acute. West coast of Afr.—N. Daubeniana, Hort., is a pale blue form of this, possibly a hybrid with N. caerulea.
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