| Victoria cruziana | |
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| Flower of Victoria cruziana | |
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| Leaf of a Santa Cruz water lily (Victoria cruziana). Botanical Garden of Helsinki, Finland. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Victoria |
| Species: | V. cruziana
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| Binomial name | |
| Victoria cruziana | |
Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz water lily, water platter, yrupe, synonym Victoria argentina Burmeist.) is a tropical species of flowering plant, of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies native to South America, primarily Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.