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Nymphaea violacea Lehm.
Blue Waterlily
A beautiful species.These plants were in North Western Queensland and near Darwin in the Northern Territory.
Nymphaea violacea Nymphaea  violacea
 
Description:Flower Description:Flower with Dendrophthoe glabrescens flower
  Location:Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, North West Queensland Location:Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park, North West Queensland
  GPS coordinates:18˚42.1947S, 138˚28.9485E GPS coordinates:18˚42.1947S, 138˚28.9485E
Date of photo:24 June 2008 Date of photo:24 June 2008
  Field No.:243A Field No.:243A
     
  Nymphaea  violacea Nymphaea  violacea
 
  Description:Flower and leaves Description:Plants at dam edge
  Location:McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory Location:McMinns Lagoon, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚33.0894S, 131˚05.0346E GPS coordinates:12˚33.0894S, 131˚05.0346E
  Date of photo:30 May 2018 Date of photo:30 May 2018
  Field No.:6653 Field No.:6653
     
  Nymphaea  violacea Nymphaea  violacea
 
  Description:Flower Description:Plants in dam
  Location:Howard Springs Road, Northern Territory Location:Howard Springs Road, Northern Territory
  GPS coordinates:12˚27.7758S, 131˚02.7204E GPS coordinates:12˚27.7758S, 131˚02.7204E
  Date of photo:26 May 2018 Date of photo:26 May 2018
  Field No.:6572 Field No.:6572
     
     
     

Reference (accessed 14 July 2018):

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 228
Jacobs, S.W.L. (1992), New species, lectotypes and synonyms of Australasian Nymphaea. Telopea 4(4): 639

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Porter, C.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Nymphaeaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 265-266

http://anpsa.org.au/n-vio.html


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Nymphaea violacea