Foundation and Friends of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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Case study: donations in action

Nymphaea thermarum is the smallest waterlily in the world (its pads are just 1cm wide), and was discovered in 1987 at one location in Mashyuza, in southwest Rwanda.

The only wild population of this species has died out as a consequence of over-exploitation of the aquifer that fed the hot spring that kept the plants moist and at a constant temperature.

Previous attempts to grow it from seed to maturity had failed, but by replicating the species’ natural habitat, Kew’s Carlos Magdalena was able to raise plants successfully and get them to flower at Kew.

As this species is now easily propagated and cultivated at Kew, and the spring water is still flowing (but sequestered before it reaches the surface), there could be an opportunity to restore the site and reintroduce Nymphaea thermarum to Rwanda.

Carlos with the tiny waterlily