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Discovering the Victoria Regia water lily

Tatiana Holway, author of The Flower of Empire, discusses how explorer Robert Shomburgk and his crew discovered the Victoria Regia water lily in Guyana.

By Alun Salt · 02 August 2013 · 1 min read

Source: https://www.botany.one/discovering-the-victoria-regia-water-lily/

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Discovering the Victoria Regia water lily

Tatiana Holway, author of The Flower of Empire, discusses how explorer Robert Shomburgk and his crew discovered the Victoria Regia water lily in Guyana.
Alun Salt
Alun Salt
02 Aug 2013 — 1 min read
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