How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find

October 8, 2026 · 11:10 pm 2 sources

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• How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find
  The Guardian · October 9, 2026 04:00
  Species with leaves large enough to be seen from space is already critically endangered – and plans are afoot to protect it A chance social media encounter has led to the race-against-time discovery of a new species of giant waterlily that has until now been hidden in the depths of Colombia’s…

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• Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia
  Phys.org · October 8, 2026 23:10
  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)…