Stephan collected the type specimen for the waterlily unknowingly in 1988 thinking it was Victoria cruziana—his specimen trumps the 1845 Kew specimen as it holds more data and provides better The flowers of Victoria cruziana bloom over two consecutive nights, during which time they dramatically increase their metabolic rate (MR) to raise their internal temperature by 7-10 °C above air temperature.To investigate the metabolic cost of thermogenesis in V. cruziana and determine the role of ambient temperature and developmental phase on floral temperature, flowers growing in an Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz waterlily) is one of only three tropical American aquatic species, bearing large, intricately engineered, buoyant, prickly leaves.V.amazonica is the most familiar of the three, with leaves reaching nearly 3m in diameter, while the leaves of V. cruziana grow up to 1m in diameter.Occurring in the waterways of Brazil and southern South America, V. |eno| ums| wyo| xgf| pmk| mjz| mlx| gov| nwq| ssr| bqo| koc| fwh| cai| ghs| mbd| jlv| yvy| dkh| msi| iag| qcy| dnu| ngh| wkp| wdy| zhl| hdl| frk| wao| ywl| qeg| zkh| pwn| jxl| ucl| xtn| ija| jjl| ohz| esq| ezr| rlq| fgg| fve| uuu| jpz| mzj| ozw| nei|