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New giant water lily species discovered at Kew is world's largest

New giant water lily species discovered at Kew is world's largest

It is the first discovery of a new giant water lily in over a century and now holds the record for the largest in the world.
A famous giant water lily named after Queen Victoria and held at Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens for 177 years has been revealed as a species new to science.

The famous water lily, genus Victoria, was named after the monarch in 1852, and was believed to include two different species.
But now scientists have confirmed the massive plant is a third type and have said it is "one of the botanical wonders of the world".

It is the first discovery of a new giant water lily in over a century and now holds the record for the largest in the world.
Horticulturist Carlos Magdalena and botanical artist Lucy Smith examine the leaves of a new species of giant waterlily, Victoria boliviana, at Royal Botanic Gardens, in Kew, Richmond, Surrey. The plant which has been sitting in Kew's Herbarium for 177 years but a team of Kew experts spearheaded by have now revealed it to be new to science - the first giant waterlily discovery in more than a century. Picture date: Friday July 1, 2022.

The plant has been named V Boliviana in honour of Bolivian research partners and one of the South American homes of the water lily, alongside the other two species: V Cruziana and V Amazonica.
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Scientist Natalia Przelomska from Kew Gardens said "in the face of a fast rate of biodiversity loss" describing new species "is a task of fundamental importance".

"We hope that our multidisciplinary framework might inspire other researchers who are seeking approaches to rapidly and robustly identify new species," she added.

Horticulturists remove a pad from a Victoria cruziana waterlily, to create room to grow for a new species of giant waterlily, Victoria boliviana, (seen foreground) at Royal Botanic Gardens, in Kew, Richmond, Surrey. The plant which has been sitting in Kew's Herbarium for 177 years but a team of Kew experts spearheaded by have now revealed it to be new to science - the first giant waterlily discovery in more than a century.
Dr Alex Monro, research leader in the Americas team at RBG Kew and senior author of a new paper on the discovery, said: "Having this new data for Victoria and identifying a new species in the genus is an incredible achievement in botany - properly identifying and documenting plant diversity is crucial to protecting it and sustainably benefiting from it.

"Victoria has a special place in the history of Kew, having been one of the reasons that Kew was saved from closure in the 1830s. To have played a role in improving knowledge about these magnificent and iconic plants has added resonance for the Kew partners."
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