In a single season one Victoria cruziana plant can produce up to 50 leaves, which float on the surface by virtue of little pockets of air between the ribs.
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Title: Under the leaf of Victoria cruziana
Location Created: Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford
Rights: University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Species: cruziana
Photographer: Samantha Ibbott
Native to: South America
Genus: Victoria
Family: Nymphaeaceae
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