Question

Approximate diameter of Victoria leaf is:
A. 1 metre
B. 1.3 metres
C. 2 metres
D. 3 metres

Answer 1

Hint: Victoria is a genus of water lilies. In the kingdom “Plantae” of family Nymphaeaceae, Victoria flowers are equipped with very large green leaves that lay flat on the water surface. The leaves of this plant are capable of supporting human weight.

Complete answer: The leaf of Victoria is able to support quite a large weight due to the plant structure, although the leaf itself is quite delicate, so much so that a straw held $6$ inches above and dropped perpendicularly upon it would pass through it. The plant belongs to the kingdom “Plantae” and orders “nymphaeales”. The largest leaves belong to the Victoria amazonica in the plant kingdom. It is an aquatic plant with floating leaves which are nearly around 1.3m in diameter. It has large and exquisitely beautiful white flowers which bloom in a duration of 48 hours. There can be a unique character in this plant, which is that at the first night, the flowers of the flower open and they are white in colour that gradually becomes pink in the subsequent days of bloom. It is native to the shallow waters of the Amazon River basin, such as oxbow lakes and bayous
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Note: Victoria amazonica is an aquatic plant with floating leaves that are 4 meters in radius. It has been named in the honour of the British Queen Victoria and it is the national flower of Guyana.