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Nymphaea L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 510 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000026422.

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Synonyms of Nymphaea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Castalia Salisb. Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006923
Leuconymphaea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000021569
Ondinea Hartog Blumea 18: 413. 1970. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026867

Species in Nymphaea ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Nymphaea:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea alba subsp. borealis (E.G.Camus) M.H.J.van der Meer Cact. Phantast. 2019(5)-2: 4. 2019 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200009006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea alba var. minor DC. Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 56. 1821 [late May 1821] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001394983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea alborosea Teijsm. ex Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1866: 101 (1867) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000381437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea andreana Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382323
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea aurora Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 569 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea bashiniana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 200. 1841 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382335
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea bella Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 9: 212 (1853) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea bissetii hort. – — wfo-0001086846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea caatingae C.T.Lima & Giul. Sitientibus Sér. Ci. Biol. 21: 17. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea calliantha var. nelsonii Burtt Davy Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924(5): 223. 1924 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200024019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea capensis var. madagascariensis (DC.) Conard Waterlilies 157. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200024016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea crenulata Raf. Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 354 (1808) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea cultorum Bergmans Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters : 358 (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382317
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea dentatamagnifica Bisset. – — wfo-0001086848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea devoniensis Paxton ex Lindl. Gard. Chron. 1852(no. 28): 435, colum 2 1852 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200068963
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea eburnea Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 259, 571 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea ellisiana Mottet – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000052072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea erangae Yakand., Guruge & K.Yakand. J. Natl. Sci. Found. Sri Lanka 45(4): 391. 2017 [27 Dec 2017] [epublished] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000038222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea francae C.T.Lima & Giul. Sitientibus Sér. Ci. Biol. 21: 20. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea fulva Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382191
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea gigantea f. gigantea – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001327124
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea gigantea f. hudsonii (Author not stated) K.C.Landon Phytologia 40(5): 439. 1978 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea gigantea var. gigantea – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001393427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea gigantea var. violacea (Lehm.) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1925 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001393456
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea gloriosa Mottet – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000052071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea harleyi C.T.Lima & Giul. Sitientibus Sér. Ci. Biol. 21: 29. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028169
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea hortorum Guillaumin Fl. Jard. 4: 56b (1936) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. immutabilis – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367542
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea japonica Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea kakaduensis Hellq., A.Leu & M.L.Moody Telopea 24: 272. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000039953
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea kewensis hort. ex W.Watson Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 2: 366 (1887) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea khurooi Sardesai & Nandikar Phytotaxa 461(3): 219. 2020 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000023772
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea leydekeri Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea lucida Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea marliacea Lat.-Marl. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 33: 292 (1888) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea marliacea var. carnea E.D.Sturtev. Proc. Soc. Amer. Florists 7: 122 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001381350
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea marliacea var. chromatella (Regel) E.D.Sturtev. Proc. Soc. Amer. Florists 7: 122 (1891) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001381349
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea marliacea var. rosea E.D.Sturtev. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200063554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea naccheli J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(2): 1591, sphalm. 1792 [1791 publ. late Apr-Oct 1792] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001354574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea odorata f. rubra (Guillon) Conard Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 23: 621. 1916 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea paganuccii C.T.Lima & Giul. Sitientibus Sér. Ci. Biol. 21: 42. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea pedersenii (Wiersema) C.T.Lima & Giul. Sitientibus Sér. Ci. Biol. 21: 45. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rapinii C.T.Lima & Giul. Sitientibus Sér. Ci. Biol. 21: 52. 2021 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000028172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea reniformis DC. Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 55. 1821 [late May 1821] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea robinsoniana André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 1895: 259. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000035444
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rufescens Willd. ex Casp. in Jorn. Sc. Math. Lisboa n. 16 (1873) reimpr. 8. nomen. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sansibariensis Caspary ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sect. Castalia DC. Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 49. 1821 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sect. Cyanaea DC. Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 49. 1821 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sect. Hydrocallis Planch. Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 2: 66. 1853 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sect. Lotos DC. Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 49. 1821 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sect. Symphytopleura Casp. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 248. 1866 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea seigneuxii Hort.Latour-Marliac ex André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 258 (1895) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000382101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sturtevantii G.Nicholson – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200063555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sturtevantii J.N.Gerard Gard. & Forest 7: 354 (-356; fig. 57). 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000746842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea subgen. Brachyceras (Casp.) Conard Waterlilies 131. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200024064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea subgen. Hydrocallis (Planch.) Conard Waterlilies 200. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200024065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea subgen. Lotos (DC.) Conard Waterlilies 192. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200024066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea subsect. Brachyceras Casp. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 243. 1866 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1000040039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea violacea var. violacea – – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001393484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea wezelii Maack – — wfo-0001086905