As well as being the newest species of giant waterlily, Victoria boliviana, whose leaves grow as wide as three metres in the wild, is also the largest in the world. A paper detailing the years of ...

Imagine being able to step foot on a giant waterlily that could hold your weight and provide a zen zone for you on the water ...

Researchers revealed a new waterlily species, Victoria boliviana, in a scientific journal Monday. It's the largest waterlily species in the world, with leaves that reach almost 10 feet wide. Experts ...

The world's largest waterlily has been discovered in the wetlands of northern Bolivia. Even though its lily pads are visible from satellite imagery, Victoria boliviana had remained undetected until ...

Dubbed Victoria boliviana, the new species was discovered after it had been mistaken for another species at London’s Kew Gardens for 177 years and in the National Herbarium of Bolivia for 34 ...

The new giant water lily, called Victoria boliviana, has been sitting at Kew —which holds a massive collection of preserved plants — for 177 years. The plant has been growing in a number of ...

Victoria boliviana is the world’s biggest known water lily species, with leaves growing to nearly 10 feet wide in the wild, according to a news release from the gardens in Kew, west London.

An enormous waterlily in London’s Royal Botanic Gardens has been discovered to belong to an entirely new species, after 177 years in the gardens’ herbarium. Load ...