Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India.
Description Vegetative characteristics Nymphaea manipurensis is an annual, aquatic herb with 4–8 cm big rhizomes. The glabrous, elliptic-orbicular, petiolate, 11–25 cm long, and 10–24 cm wide leaves have an undulate margin. The adaxial leaf surface is green, and the abaxial leaf surface is purplish brown.THONGAM, S. A. D. B. (2014). "Two new taxa of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) from Manipur, India." Phytotaxa, 188(2), 112-117. Generative characteristics The white, 4–5 cm wide flowers float on the water surface. The tetragonous receptacle is glabrous. The brown to green peduncle is glabrous. The sepals have a thick, leathery texture. The 4–7 petals are white. The androecium consists of 21–34 stamens. The gynoecium consists of 12–14 carpels. The globose, 2.5 cm wide fruit with persistent sepals bears brown, ellipsoidal, 16–18 mm long, and 10–12 mm wide seeds.
Taxonomy It was first described by Sagolsem Asharani Devi and Thongam Biseshwori in 2014. The type specimen was collected by S. Asharani in Manipur, India on the 19th of July 2011. It is placed in the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras.Devi, S. A., Thongam, B., & Handique, P. J. (2016). Multivariate analysis of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae) taxa in Manipur (India) through morphological variables. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 39, 359-366. Varieties It has two varieties: Nymphaea manipurensis var. manipurensis Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor
Etymology The specific epithet manipurensis is derived from Manipur, India.Chowlu, K., Devi, Y. N., Rao, A. N., Angela, N., Bishwajit Sharma, H., & Akimpou, G. (2015). Oberonia manipurensis sp. nov.(Orchidaceae) from Manipur, India. Nordic Journal of Botany, 33(1), 42-44.
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