Nymphaea heudelotii is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from tropical West Africa to Uganda and Botswana.

[2] Nymphaea heudelotii is a relatively small,[3][4][5] delicate herb with with 1(–2) cm wide rhizomes.

[1] It occurs in small lakes, rivers, wet grass savannahs, riparian forests,[14] and in shallow flowing streams.

[9] In shallow ponds within the seasonally wet savanna of Gabon, it occurs sympatrically with Websteria confervoides, Nymphoides forbesiana, Eriocaulon nadjae, and Utricularia benjaminiana.

[15] Additionally, at elevations between 1120 and 1200 meters above sea level, this species can be found in small pools within Sphagnum bogs and channels within Papyrus associations close to open water.