Taxonomy Nymphaea calliantha. 



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Note. Although a single imperfect specimen affords but a feeble foundation for 

 a species, the peculiarities of this one require us to give it separate consideration. A 

 name therefore seems necessary. 



Via. 59. Nymphaea calliantha : Flower and under side of leaf, reduced three-sevenths. Outer stamen, en- 

 larged one-seventh. Drawn by J . Pohl, from Baum's No. 395 in hb. Berlin. 



Nymphaea calliantha Conard. (Fig. 59.) 



Flowers 10 to 15 cm. in diameter, pink, violet purple, or light blue; sepals green 

 outside, with black spots near the margin, lanceolate. Leaf entire, ovate-orbicular, cleft 

 nearly to the petiole, purplish to deep royal purple beneath. 



N. caerulea, Gilg 1903. Not Savigny 1802. 

 N. calliantha, Conard 1903. 



Description. Sepals 4, lanceolate, 7 cm. long by 1.7 cm. wide, acute, outer sur- 

 face dull green with a few black spots near the margin, covered margins tinted red; 

 inner surface bright rose pink on upper 1.5 to 2 cm., shading to white below. Petals 



