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Day 66, Monday, March 31 2025 - Boca da Valeria - Victoria amazonica water lily
Victoria amazonica is the world’s largest water lily. The huge circular leaves can span ten feet and below the waterline is a submerged stalk
reaching 23 to 26 feet long. The blooming of the lily is a fleeting 48 hour event. On the first day, the flower is white and female.
Their scent attracts beetles for pollination. After closing for the evening, it reopens the next morning as a pink bloom that is male.
When the fertilization is done during the day, the flower closes, wilts and sinks below the water.
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