Scientists have found that a giant waterlily among the collection at Kew’s Botanic Gardens for 177 years is a new species, and “one of the botanical wonders of the world”. The giant waterlily from the ...

An enormous water lily in London’s Royal Botanic Gardens has been discovered to belong to an entirely new species, after 177 years in the gardens’ herbarium. Victoria boliviana is the world’s biggest ...

An international team of scientists has shown that two species of giant water lily are actually three, and that the newly discovered species, at 10.5 feet across, is the largest of the bunch.

Botanists have identified a new species of giant water lily big enough for two people to sit and float on its lily pad. CARLOS MAGDALENA: They look a little bit like a giant frying pan, if you like.

Carbohydrate metabolism plays a critical role in the growth and reproductive strategies of Lilium species. Central to this process is the conversion of sucrose into starch, mediated by enzymes such as ...