Victoria boliviana
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Victoria boliviana, or the Bolivian waterlily[1] is a new species of water lily within the genus Victoria in the family Nymphaeaceae. It is the newest described species of the genus and its largest member in size and was officially identified in 2022.[2] In January 2023, the species was awarded three Guinness World Record titles for world's largest waterlily species, world's largest waterlily leaf and world's largest undivided leaf, with the latter two specifically recognizing a specimen grown in 2012 at La Rinconada Gardens in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.[3]
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Victoria boliviana | |
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Victoria boliviana growing at Kew Gardens, London | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Victoria |
Species: | V. boliviana |
Binomial name | |
Victoria boliviana Magdalena & L.T.Sm. | |
Distribution of Victoria boliviana |
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