The largest water lily in the world - the giant Victoria amazonica.

In South America, the Amazon holds the largest water lily in the world - the giant Victoria amazonica.
The diameter of the leaves reaches two meters. They are able to withstand the weight of several tens of kilograms. Guinness World Records listed it as "the largest flowering plant on Earth." And she got its name in honor of Queen Victoria, in 1836 when it opened explorer Robert Hermann Schomburgk.



















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