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Nymphaea rapinii
Nymphaea rapinii is a species of waterlily endemic to Brazil.
From the article Nymphaea rapinii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It occurs in the aquatic habitats of the Amazon rainforest. It inhabits the Curuá Una River, where seasonal changes of water levels occur based on precipitation, yet the river never dries up completely. Nymphaea rapinii was found growing in depths of 3 meters, where it occurred sympatrically with Nymphaea lingulata and Nymphaea paganuccii.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific epithet rapinii honours Prof. Dr. Alessandro Rapini of the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1664332.