Claus Meyer / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower and lily pad, Amazon, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) in lake, Amolar Mountains, Pantanal, Brazil

Pete Oxford / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) pads, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) pads and other aquatic plants in stream, Amazon, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) pads, Mamiraua Reserve, Amazon, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) pad raised by man in boat, Mamiraua Reserve, Amazon, Brazil

Thomas Marent / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) pads, Mamiraua Reserve, Amazon, Brazil