The Cultivation of Victoria amazonica Sowerby in Northern Latitudes by Pat Clifford

“…Victoria amazonica Sowerby has been cultivated in Britain since the 1830s. …”
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Morfologia da flor, fruto e plântula de Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) J.C. Sowerby (Nymphaeaceae) Morphology of flower, fruit and seedling of Victoria amazonica (Poepp.)... by Sônia Maciel da Rosa-Osman, Robson Rodrigues, Maria Sílvia de Mendonça, Luiz Antonio de Souza, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade

“…Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) J.C. Sowerby é uma hidrófita que ocorre nas várzeas de águas brancas e igapós da Bacia Amazônica e na Bacia do rio Paraguai. …”
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Polinização de Victoria amazonica (Nymphaeaceae) por besouros em condições ex situ no Jardim Botânico Municipal de Bauru/SP by Viviane Camila de Oliveira, Luiz Carlos de Almeida Neto

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<b>Fruit and seed biometry and germination of <i>Victoria amazonica</i> (Poepp.) J.C. Sowerby (Nymphaeaceae) from the Pantanal floodplain by Luiz Ricardo dos Santos Tozin, Liana Baptista De Lima Corrêa-Da-Costa, Edna Scremin-Dias

“…The aquatic macrophytes excel in permanently flooded areas, particularly Nymphaeaceae species. Victoria amazonica, popularly known as the vitória-régia, is hallmarked for its beauty. …”
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A família Nymphaeaceae no Pantanal, Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil The Nymphaeaceae family in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil by Vali Joana Pott

“…As espécies encontradas no Pantanal são: Victoria amazônica (Poepp.) Sowerby, Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc. subsp. amazonum, e subsp. peclersenii Wiersema, N. belophyllci Trickett., N. garclneriana Planch., N. jamesoniana Planch., N. lingulata Wiersema., N. oxypetala Planch, e N. prolifera Wiersema. …”
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Revisiting hydropotes of Nymphaeaceae: ultrastructural features associated with glandular functions by Luiz Ricardo dos Santos Tozin, Tatiane Maria Rodrigues

“…We analyzed hydropote morphology of four species of Nymphaeaceae: Nymphaea caerulea, Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaea rubra, and Victoria amazonica. Leaf samples were processed following conventional techniques for plant anatomy and for scanning and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Biomimetics in Botanical Gardens—Educational Trails and Guided Tours by Olga Speck, Thomas Speck

“…Sir Joseph Paxton designed rainwater drainage channels in the roof of the Crystal Palace for the London World’s Fair in 1881, having been inspired by the South American giant water lily (<i>Victoria amazonica</i>). The development of the Lotus-Effect^® at the Botanical Garden Bonn was inspired by the self-cleaning leaf surfaces of the sacred lotus (<i>Nelumbo nucifera</i>). …”
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Phosphodiesterase 5 and Arginase Inhibitory Activities of the Extracts from Some Members of Nelumbonaceae and Nymphaeaceae Families by Teerapap Panklai, Nungruthai Suphrom, Prapapan Temkitthawon, Perle Totoson, Krongkarn Chootip, Xiao-Liang Yang, Hui-Ming Ge, Zhu-Jun Yao, Nattiya Chaichamnong, Kornkanok Ingkaninan, Corine Girard

“…The ethanolic extracts of the receptacles and pollens of <i>Nelumbo nucifera</i> Gaertn., petals of <i>Nymphaea cyanea</i> Roxb. ex G.Don, <i>Nymphaea stellata</i> Willd., and <i>Victoria amazonica</i> (Poepp.) Sowerby and the petals and receptacles of <i>Nymphaea pubescens</i> Willd. showed IC₅₀ values on PDE5 of less than 25 μg/mL while none of the extracts showed effects on arginase. …”
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