Specimen Information

Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
(Egyptian lotus)
Plants
Exotic
Collection Info
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Specimen ID1546632
GroupPlants
GenusNymphaea
Speciesnouchali
Varietycaerulea
Common NameEgyptian lotus
StateHI
CountyKauai
LocalityHanalei District, Limahuli Valley. Highly degraded lowland rain forest
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameKauai
HUC8 Number20070000
Map
Collection Day28
Collection Month12
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity | planted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33148
Author:Lorence, D.H. (director).
Date:2016
Title:National Tropical Botanical Garden Herbarium (PTBG)
Publisher:National Tropical Botanical Garden
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalPTBG
Museum Cat Number8754
VerifierDavid H. Lorence
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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