Queen Victoria’s waterlily (Victoria amazonica), also called the lilytrotter’s waterlily (uape jacana) in Brazil or Great Flower (Atun Sisac) in the Quechua language, is a species of giant waterlily in the family Nymphaeaceae. It is indigenous to the Amazon Basin, particularly Brazil and Guyana, and its leaves can grow up to ten feet wide. The stalk can grow up to twenty-six feet in length. These giant waterlilies are sometimes kept in botanical gardens outside their native habitat, where they are appreciated for their immense size.
