Giant water lily - Ooonibasu

Japanese: オオオニバス - おおおにばす
Giant water lily - Ooonibasu
A perennial aquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family native to Bolivia and the Amazon region. It is the largest species in the Nymphaeaceae family. It is named after Euryale ulmata because it is larger than it is, but it is a different genus from Euryale ulmata. It produces large circular floating leaves with a diameter of 1 to 2 m, and the leaf margins are curved upward about 5 cm into a truncated shape. The leaf surface is green and glossy, and there are many thorns on the petiole, under-vein, flower stalk and sepals. The flowers are fragrant white and about 30 cm in diameter. After blooming, the color changes from pink to crimson and finishes blooming three days later.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ボリビアからアマゾン地方原産のスイレン科の多年生水生植物。スイレン科の中での最大型種。オニバスに似てより大型であるところからこの名があるが,オニバスとは別属の植物である。直径1~2mとなる大型円形の浮葉を生じ,葉縁は5cmぐらい上曲してたらい状となる。葉面は緑色で光沢があり,葉柄,葉裏脈上,花茎や萼片には多数のとげがある。花は直径30cm前後,芳香ある白色花。開花後,ピンクから紅色に色変りをして3日後に咲き終わる。

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