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Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia
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A new paper published in the journal Phytotaxa describes a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant water lily (Victoria colombiana). With only three other known species in the genus, V. colombiana joins the pantheon of nature’s giants with pads measuring up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) across.
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