Victoria amazonica
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Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. It is called Vitória-Régia or Iaupê-Jaçanã ("the lilytrotter's waterlily") in Brazil and Atun Sisac ("great flower") in Inca (Quechua). Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
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Queen Victoria's water lily | |
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Victoria amazonica at the Adelaide Botanic Garden, South Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Victoria |
Species: | V. amazonica |
Binomial name | |
Victoria amazonica | |
Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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