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|genus=Nymphaea
|genus=Nymphaea
|species=rudgeana
|species=rudgeana
|Temp Metric=°F
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Nymphaea amazonum, Mart. & Zucc. Lvs. ovate, entire; lobes rounded; upper and lower surfaces spotted brownish or blackish, under surface reddish brown; petiole with a ring of long hairs at the point of joining the lf.: fls. 3-6 in. across, imperfectly open 1 or 2 nights; the bud opens about half and closes again between 3 and 6 A.M. the first night; the second night the sepals and outer row of petals open about 7 P.M., the other parts remaining as a tight, white bud until 3.30 A.M., when the fl. opens fully from 4.30-5 A.M., then closes by 6.30 A.M. and draws down into the water; petals usually 20; stamens 93-297. Trop. Amer. B.M. 4823.
Nymphaea amazonum, Mart. & Zucc. Lvs. ovate, entire; lobes rounded; upper and lower surfaces spotted brownish or blackish, under surface reddish brown; petiole with a ring of long hairs at the point of joining the lf.: fls. 3-6 in. across, imperfectly open 1 or 2 nights; the bud opens about half and closes again between 3 and 6 A.M. the first night; the second night the sepals and outer row of petals open about 7 P.M., the other parts remaining as a tight, white bud until 3.30 A.M., when the fl. opens fully from 4.30-5 A.M., then closes by 6.30 A.M. and draws down into the water; petals usually 20; stamens 93-297. Trop. Amer.
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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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