As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Nymphaea
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
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Synonyms of Nymphaea
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castalia | Parad. Lond. 1: t. 14 (1805) | wfo-4000006923 | ||
| Leuconymphaea | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 11 (1891) | wfo-4000021569 | ||
| Ondinea | Blumea 18: 413 (1970) | wfo-4000026867 |
Species in Nymphaea ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Nymphaea:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nymphaea alba var. minor | Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 56. 1821 [late May 1821] | wfo-0001394983 | ||
| Nymphaea alborosea | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1866: 101 (1867) | wfo-0000381437 | ||
| Nymphaea andreana | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) | wfo-0000382323 | ||
| Nymphaea aurora | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 569 (1895) | wfo-0000382320 | ||
| Nymphaea bashiniana | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 200. 1841 | wfo-0000382335 | ||
| Nymphaea bella | Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 9: 212 (1853) | wfo-0000382340 | ||
| Nymphaea bissetii | – | — | wfo-0001086846 | |
| Nymphaea crenulata | Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 354 (1808) | wfo-0000382319 | ||
| Nymphaea cultorum | Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters : 358 (1924) | wfo-0000382317 | ||
| Nymphaea dentatamagnifica | – | — | wfo-0001086848 | |
| Nymphaea devoniensis | Gard. Chron. 1852(no. 28): 435, colum 2 1852 | wfo-1200068963 | ||
| Nymphaea eburnea | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 259, 571 (1895) | wfo-0000382190 | ||
| Nymphaea ellisiana | Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 791 (1898-1899) | wfo-1000052072 | ||
| Nymphaea erangae | J. Natl. Sci. Found. Sri Lanka 45: 391 (2017) | wfo-1000038222 | ||
| Nymphaea formosa | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 52: 55 (1912) | — | wfo-0000382200 | |
| Nymphaea fulva | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) | wfo-0000382191 | ||
| Nymphaea gigantea f. gigantea | – | – | wfo-0001327124 | |
| Nymphaea gigantea f. hudsonii | Phytologia 40(5): 439. 1978 | wfo-0001326130 | ||
| Nymphaea gigantea var. gigantea | – | – | wfo-0001393427 | |
| Nymphaea gigantea var. violacea | Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1925 | wfo-0001393456 | ||
| Nymphaea gloriosa | Dict. Prat. Hort. 5: 791 (1898-1899) | wfo-1000052071 | ||
| Nymphaea hortorum | Fleurs de Jardins 4: 56b (1936) | wfo-0000382181 | ||
| Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. immutabilis | – | – | wfo-0001367542 | |
| Nymphaea japonica | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] | wfo-0000382173 | ||
| Nymphaea kewensis | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 2: 366 (1887) | wfo-0000382139 | ||
| Nymphaea khurooi | Phytotaxa 461: 219 (2020) | wfo-1000023772 | ||
| Nymphaea leydekeri | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) | wfo-0000382064 | ||
| Nymphaea listeri | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 49: 244 (1911) | — | wfo-0000382060 | |
| Nymphaea lucida | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 570 (1895) | wfo-0000382058 | ||
| Nymphaea marliacea | Garden (London, 1871-1927) 33: 292 (1888) | wfo-0000382074 | ||
| Nymphaea marliacea var. carnea | Proc. Soc. Amer. Florists 7: 122 (1891) | wfo-0001381350 | ||
| Nymphaea marliacea var. chromatella | Proc. Soc. Amer. Florists 7: 122 (1891) | wfo-0001381349 | ||
| Nymphaea marliacea var. chromatella | Gartenflora 1889: 247 (1889) | wfo-0001408881 | ||
| Nymphaea marliacea var. rosea | Proc. Soc. Amer. Florists 7: 122 (1891) | wfo-1200063554 | ||
| Nymphaea maynardii | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 49: 244 (1911) | — | wfo-0000382072 | |
| Nymphaea naccheli | Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(2): 1591, sphalm. 1792 [1791 publ. late Apr-Oct 1792] | wfo-0001354574 | ||
| Nymphaea odorata f. rubra | Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci. 23: 621. 1916 | wfo-0001323574 | ||
| Nymphaea reniformis | Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 55. 1821 [late May 1821] | wfo-0000382097 | ||
| Nymphaea robinsoniana | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 259 (1895) | wfo-1000035444 | ||
| Nymphaea robinsonii | Garden (London, 1871-1927) 44: 297 (1893) | — | wfo-0000382086 | |
| Nymphaea rufescens | in Jorn. Sc. Math. Lisboa n. 16 (1873) reimpr. 8. nomen. | wfo-0000382106 | ||
| Nymphaea sansibariensis | Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 12. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] | wfo-0000382108 | ||
| Nymphaea sect. Castalia | Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 49. 1821 | wfo-1000040043 | ||
| Nymphaea sect. Cyanaea | Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 49. 1821 | wfo-1000040041 | ||
| Nymphaea sect. Hydrocallis | Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 4, 2: 66. 1853 | wfo-1000040048 | ||
| Nymphaea sect. Lotos | Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 2: 49. 1821 | wfo-1000040042 | ||
| Nymphaea sect. Symphytopleura | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 248. 1866 | wfo-1000040038 | ||
| Nymphaea seigneuxii | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 258 (1895) | wfo-0000382101 | ||
| Nymphaea sturtevantii | Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 460 (1885) | wfo-1200063555 | ||
| Nymphaea sturtevantii | Gard. & Forest 7: 354 (-356; fig. 57). 1894 | wfo-0000746842 | ||
| Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras | Waterlilies 131. 1905 | wfo-1200024064 | ||
| Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis | Waterlilies 200. 1905 | wfo-1200024065 | ||
| Nymphaea subg. Lotos | Waterlilies 192. 1905 | wfo-1200024066 | ||
| Nymphaea subsect. Brachyceras | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 243. 1866 | wfo-1000040039 | ||
| Nymphaea trickeri | Gard. & Forest 6: 464 (1893) | — | wfo-0000380785 | |
| Nymphaea violacea var. violacea | – | – | wfo-0001393484 | |
| Nymphaea wezelii | – | — | wfo-0001086905 |