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Nymphaea L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 510 (1753)  

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.

Literature

Synonyms of Nymphaea

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Castalia Salisb. Parad. Lond. 1: pl. 14. 1805. — wfo-4000006923
Leuconymphaea Ludw. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11. 1891. (5 Nov 1891) — wfo-4000021569

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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 abbreviata Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg. Tent. — wfo-0000382138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea acutidens Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382137
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea advena var. variegata (Engelm.) Fernald Rhodora wfo-0001235944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea aegyptiaca Opiz Naturalientausch wfo-0000381442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea affinis Hayek Fl. Steiermark wfo-0000381441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea alborosea Teijsm. ex Regel Index Seminum (LE) wfo-0000381437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea alexii S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea — wfo-0000507697
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea andreana Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382323
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea arifolia Salisb. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) — wfo-0000382322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea atrans S.W.L.Jacobs Telopea wfo-0000382321
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea aurora Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382320
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea bashiniana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. wfo-0000382335
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea basniniana Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou wfo-0000382336
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea baumii Rehnelt & F.Henkel Nymphaeaceen wfo-0000382326
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea bella Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea biradiata Sommier Flora — wfo-0000382338
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea bissetii hort. – — wfo-0001086846
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea boucheana Planch. Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. wfo-0000382334
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea brownii F.M.Bailey Queensl. Fl. wfo-0000382333
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea burtii Pring & Woodson Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. wfo-0001267516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea cachemiriana Cambess. Voy. Inde wfo-0000382332
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibarensis (Casp.) S.W.L. Jacobs Telopea wfo-0001262679
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea cahlara Donn Hortus Cantabrig. wfo-0000382324
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea calophylla Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. wfo-0000382306
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea carpentariae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000507698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea casparyi Rehnelt & F.Henkel Nymphaeaceen wfo-0000382308
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea citrina Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382303
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea colchica (Woronow ex Grossh.) Kem.-Nath. in Fl. Gruzii wfo-0000382302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea colorata Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382301
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea coteka Roxb. ex Salisb. Parad. Lond. — wfo-0000382314
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea crenulata Raf. Med. Repos. wfo-0000382319
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea cultorum Bergmans Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters wfo-0000382317
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea cyclophylla R.E.Fr. Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo Exped. wfo-0000382315
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea daubeniana W.T. Baxter ex Daubeny – — wfo-0001247386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea dentatamagnifica Bisset. – — wfo-0001086848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea devoniensis Hook. Bot. Mag. wfo-0000382312
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry J. Arnold Arbor. wfo-0000382311
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea discolor Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea eburnea Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382190
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea edulis DC. Syst. Nat. wfo-0000382189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea elleniae S.W.L.Jacobs Telopea wfo-0000382187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea engleri Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. wfo-0000382204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo Exped. wfo-0000382192
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea erythrocarpa Hentze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000382209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea esculenta Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 wfo-0000382208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. wfo-0000382207
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea exumbonata Rupr. Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg wfo-0000382206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea flavovirens Lehm. Index Seminum (HBG) wfo-0000382210
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea fletcheri G. Lawson Proc. & Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada — wfo-0001241222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea fletcheri G.Lawson Proc. & Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada wfo-0000382202
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea foetida Gardner ex Planch. J. Gén. Hort. wfo-0000382201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea formosa auct. Gard. Chron. — wfo-0000382200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea fragrans Gardner ex Casp. Fl. Bras. wfo-0000382199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea fragrantissima Welw. ex Casp. J. Sci. Mat. Phys. Nat. wfo-0000382184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea fulva Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382191
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea georginae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000507699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea gigantea Hook. Bot. Mag. wfo-0000382168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea grandiflora Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl. wfo-0000382163
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea hastata Michx. ex DC. Syst. Nat. wfo-0000382162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea hastifolia Domin Biblioth. Bot. wfo-0000382161
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea henkeliana Rehnelt Nymphaeaceen wfo-0000382177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea hirta Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn. Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië wfo-0000382167
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea holoxantha Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea holtzei Rehnelt & F.Henkel Nymphaeaceen wfo-0000382182
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea hortorum Guillaumin Fl. Jard. wfo-0000382181
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea hypotricha Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea immutabilis S.W.L.Jacobs Telopea wfo-0000382178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis S.W.L.Jacobs Telopea wfo-0000382185
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea integrifolia Salzm. ex Planch. J. Gén. Hort. wfo-0000382176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea intermedia Weiker ex Rchb. Fl. Saxon. wfo-0000382175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea jacobsii Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000748695
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea japonica G.Lawson Proc. & Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada wfo-0000382172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea japonica Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. wfo-0000382173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea japono-koreana Nakai J. Jap. Bot. wfo-0000382121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea kewensis W.Watson Gard. Chron. — wfo-0000382139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000748696
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea kosteletzkyi Lehm. Index Seminum (HBG) wfo-0000382068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea leiboldiana Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382066
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea leucantha Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea leydekeri Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea lineata A.St.-Hil. Voy. Distr. Diam. wfo-0000382061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea listeri auct. Gard. Chron. — wfo-0000382060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea lucida Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea lukei S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000748465
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry J. Arnold Arbor. wfo-0000382079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea magnifica Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. wfo-0000382076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea magnifica Conard Rhodora wfo-0000382082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea marliacea Wildsmith Garden (London 1871-1927) wfo-0000382074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea maximiliani Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea maynardii auct. Gard. Chron. — wfo-0000382072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea melocarpa Asch. & Graebn. Fl. Nordostdeut. Flachl. wfo-0000382071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea membranacea Wall. ex Casp. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi wfo-0000382051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea milletii Boreau Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire wfo-0000382045
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea minima Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. — wfo-0000382043
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea minor DC. Syst. Nat. wfo-0000382037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea minuta K.C.Landon, R.A.Edwards & Nozaic Sida — wfo-0000507700
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea neglecta Hausl. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000382039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea nervosa Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea nitida Sims Bot. Mag. wfo-0000382042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea nocturna March ex Hook. Bot. Mag. wfo-0000382055
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea noelae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000748466
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea nubica Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382050
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea officinalis Gaterau Descr. Pl. Montauban wfo-0000382131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch Willdenowia wfo-0000744342
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea ortgiesiana Planch. Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. wfo-0000382119
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard Waterlilies wfo-0000382118
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea parviflora Hentze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000382115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea passiflora Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382114
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea pauciradiata Bunge Fl. Altaic. wfo-0000382113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea permixta Boreau Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire wfo-0000382110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea planchonii Casp. ex Conard Waterlilies wfo-0000382127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea poecila Lehm. Index Seminum (HBG) wfo-0000382117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea polychroma Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea polystigma E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. wfo-0000382129
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea primulina Hutch. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew wfo-0000382122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea pseudopygmaea Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382133
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea purpurascens Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000382116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea purpurea Rehnelt & F.Henkel Nymphaeaceen wfo-0000382095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea radiata Bercht. & Opiz Naturalientausch wfo-0000382093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea raja Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382092
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea regina M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl. Victoria Regia wfo-0000382091
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rehneltiana F.Henkel Gartenflora wfo-0000382083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea reichardiana F.Hoffm. Beitr. Fl. Centr.-Ost-Afr. wfo-0000382090
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea reniformis Walter Fl. Carol. wfo-0000382089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea reniformis DC. Syst. Nat. wfo-0000382097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rhodantha Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382087
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea robinsonii auct. Garden (London 1871-1927) — wfo-0000382086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rosea Raf. Med. Fl. wfo-0000382084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rosea Sweet Hort. Brit. wfo-0000382085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rotundifolia Hentze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000382102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rubra Roxb. – — wfo-0001086849
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rufescens Guill. & Perr. Fl. Seneg. Tent. — wfo-0000382105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea rufescens Willd. ex Casp. J. Sci. Mat. Phys. Nat. wfo-0000382106
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sansibariensis Casp. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. wfo-0000382108
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea seigneuxii Lat.-Marl. ex André Rev. Hort. wfo-0000382101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea semiaperta C.Klinggr. Fl. Preussen — wfo-0000382100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea semisterilis Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000382099
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sinuata Salzm. ex Planch. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. wfo-0000382098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sphaerantha Peter Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.-Phys. Kl. wfo-0000381479
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sphaerocarpa auct. Gartenflora — wfo-0000380773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea splendens Hentze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000380772
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea stenaspidota Casp. Fl. Bras. wfo-0000380770
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sturtevantii J.N.Gerard Gard. & Forest wfo-0000746842
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea suaveolens Dumort. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique wfo-0000380768
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea sumatrans Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. — wfo-0000380765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea tenuinervia Casp. Fl. Bras. wfo-0000380764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea thermarum Eb.Fisch. Feddes Repert. wfo-0000380769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea trickeri auct. Gard. & Forest — wfo-0000380785
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea trisepala Gaudich. Mém. Sav. Étr. Acad. St. Pétersbourg wfo-0000380784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea tropaeolifolia Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000380783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea tussilagifolia Lehm. Index Seminum (HBG) wfo-0000380775
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea umbilicalis Salisb. Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) — wfo-0000380786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea undulata Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000380780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea urceolata Hentze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000380779
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea vaporalis S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Telopea wfo-0000748517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea venusta Hentze Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) wfo-0000380778
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea victoria M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl. Victoria Regia wfo-0000380762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea violacea Lehm. Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung wfo-0000380744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea vivipara Lehm. Novit. Pl. Hort. Bot. Hamb. — wfo-0000380766
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea voalefoka Lat.-Marl. Gard. Chron. — wfo-0000380750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 wfo-0000380749
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea wezelii Maack – — wfo-0001086905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea wittiana Ule Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin wfo-0000380748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Nymphaea zenkeri Gilg Waterlilies wfo-0000380747