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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea oxypetala",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea rudgeana",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea thermarum",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea × borealis",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea × daubeniana",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea × daubenyana",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea × sundvikii",
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      "scientific_name": "Nymphaea × thiona",
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