Description of Victoria Regia 1847 - Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) - 4 images

The giant waterlily (Victoria Amazonica) is the largest of the waterlilies and the national flower of Guyana. On its classification by John Lindley in 1837, the plant was originally named Victoria Regia in honour of Queen Victoria, who had recently ascended to the throne. The name was amended to its present form following the Queen's death in 1901.

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