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Nymphaea colorata
A tropical day-blooming water lily with cup-shaped dark blue to violet flowers and round floating leaves, native to southeastern Africa and Madagascar. It grows best with its roots submerged in still or slow water in full sun.
Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (synonym N. colorata) is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. naturally found in the region stretching from Southeastern Kenya to Southern Africa, including the Comoros and Madagascar. It has been introduced into Florida, USA.
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