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Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia

First reported Source: Phys.orgLast editorial activity
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colombiana joins the pantheon of nature's giants with pads measuring up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) across. A new paper published in the journal Phytotaxa describes a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant water lily (Victoria colombiana). With only three other known species in the genus, V.

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