V. boliviana is now the world’s largest known waterlily species, with leaves that can grow almost ten feet wide in the wild and support at least 176 pounds, CNN’s Amarachi Orie reports.

Victoria boliviana is the world’s biggest known water lily species, with leaves growing to nearly 10 feet wide in the wild, according to a news release from the gardens in Kew, west London.

The lily had been a part of Kew's Herbarium, a massive collection of preserved plants, for 177 years. According to Kew, this is the first discovery of a new giant water lily species in over a century.

The world's largest waterlily has been discovered in the wetlands of northern Bolivia. Even though its lily pads are visible from satellite imagery, Victoria boliviana had remained undetected until ...

The lily can hold a weight of up to 81 kilograms. Experts have found a new, giant water lily species for the first time since 1837 - living among other plants at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in ...

Victoria boliviana is the world’s biggest known water lily species, with leaves growing to nearly 10 feet wide in the wild, according to a news release from the gardens in Kew, west London.

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 ...