Species Nymphaea capensis
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There aren’t any identifications of Nymphaea capensis.
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Etymology of Nymphaea:
La. nymphaea = water-lily; Gk. nymphe = goddess of springs, general name for delightful, mythological, semi-divine water-maidens (Virgil), also bride; (Nymphaios = sacred to the nymphs); referring to the water lilies, of which there are many in this genus.
Etymology of capensis:
From the Cape Province of South Africa, previously known as the Cape Colony. -ensis is a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to or “originating in,” Thus these organisms were first discovered in the Cape. In the early days of exploration this epithet was frequently applied to anywhere in South Africa or even Southern Africa
Scientific name:
Nymphaea capensis auct.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Nymphaea capensis.
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