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Nymphaea rudgeana
Nymphaea rudgeana is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Mexico to tropical South America.
It is very rare in cultivation, although it may be easily cared for. It should be cultivated in high light conditions in rich, loamy fertile substrate at temperatures of 23 - 29 °C.
It can grow in salty or brackish water. It has been observed growing in shallow waters of 20-100 cm in depth at river margins. It has also been found growin in an artificial lake with slight water flow.
Foliage and flowers are used as emollients by the Palikur people of French Guiana. Various other ethnobotanical uses were also reported: Decoctions were used for cases of morphea, as a drink it was used against erysipelas, and it has been used as treatment of facial tumours, toothaches and leprous wounds. The seeds are used as food by native people.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nymphaea rudgeana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
