維基百科:臺灣教育專案/臺大植物分類學 (107-2)/提報作業/Nuphar shimadai
Nuphar shimadai
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科學分類 
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| 界： | 植物界 Plantae |
| 演化支： | 維管束植物 Tracheophyta |
| 演化支： | 被子植物 Angiosperms |
| 目： | 睡蓮目 Nymphaeales |
| 科： | 睡蓮科 Nymphaeaceae |
| 屬： | 萍蓬草屬 Nuphar |
| 種： | Nuphar shimadai N. shimadai
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| Nuphar shimadai Hayata, 1916
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Nuphar shimadai[1], commonly known as yellow water lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae, an endemic speciesn of Taiwan. The species is a kind of aquatic plants, which can be found in ponds or lakes. It is a perennial floating-leaved herb.The conservation status of Nuphar shimadai is critically endangered[2].
Specific character
- Roots
Nuphar shimadai has stout and branched rhizomes.
- Leaves
Leaves of Nuphar shimadai are broadly ovate, 8-12 cm long, 7-9 cm wide, with a rounded tip and a v-shaped notching base. Margin of leaves are entire. Smooth above while shaggy beneath. Depending on the depth of water, Nuphar shimadai have long petioles on the floating leaves. - Flowers
Nuphar shimadai has yellow flowers in the whole year, with straight pedicel raising the flower above the water. There are 5 ovate sepals, many petals and numerous stamens on the flower. The ovary is spherical and the stigma is red. - Fruits
The fruit of Nuphar shimadai is spherical.
Locality
Nuphar shimadai can only be found in Taiwan. Few ponds in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Nantou (Chichi) , and Yilan (Fushan) have records of discovery.[3]
References
- ^ Flora of Taiwan, second edition. Vol. 2. Taipei: The editorial committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, Department of Botany, National Taiwan University. 1996: 611.
- ^ 臺灣維管束植物紅皮書初評名錄 Preliminary Red List of Taiwanese Vascular Plants. 行政院農業委員會特有生物研究保育中心. 2012. ISBN 9789860337693.
- ^ 標本與觀測資料 (specimens and observation data). Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility.