Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Nymphaeales
Familia: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species: N. alba - N. alexii - N. amazonum - N. ampla - N. atrans - N. belophylla - N. caerulea - N. capensis - N. carpentariae - N. colorata - N. conardii - N. ×cultorum - N. cyclophylla - N. ×daubenyana - N. divaricata - N. ×eburnea - N. elegans - N. elleniae - N. gardneriana - N. georginae - N. gigantea - N. glandulifera - N. gracilis - N. hastifolia - N. ×helvola - N. heudelotii - N. immutabilis - N. jamesoniana - N. lasiophylla - N. ×laydekeri - N. leibergii - N. lingulata - N. lotus - N. macrosperma - N. ×marliacea - N. mexicana - N. micrantha - N. nouchali - N. odorata - N. ×ortgiesiana - N. ovalifolia - N. oxypetala - N. petersiana - N. potamophila - N. prolifera - N. pubescens - N. pulchella - N. pygmaea - N. rudgeana - N. stuhlmannii - N. sulphurea - N. tenerinervia - N. tetragona - N. thermarum - N. ×thiona - N. togoensis - N. violacea
Name
Nymphaea L., Species Plantarum 1: 510. 1753, nom. cons.
Synonyms
* Leuconymphaea Kuntze
* Castalia Salisb.
* Ondinea Hartog
Published taxa
* Nymphaea abbreviata Guill. & Perrottet
* Nymphaea acutidens Peter
* Nymphaea acutiloba de Candolle
* Nymphaea advena Aiton
* Nymphaea advena subsp. erythraea Mill. & Standley
* Nymphaea advena subsp. macrophylla (Small) G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea advena var. macrophylla (Small) Mill. & Standley
* Nymphaea advena var. variegata (Durand) Fernald
* Nymphaea aegyptiaca Opiz
* Nymphaea affine (Harz) Hayek
* Nymphaea alba L.
* Nymphaea alba Nuttall nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea alba Patrin ex Bunge nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea alba Turczaninow nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea alba Walt. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea alba f. csepelensis Soó
* Nymphaea alba f. limosa Soó
* Nymphaea alba f. terrestris Clavaud
* Nymphaea alba subsp. biradiata (Sommerauer) Nyman
* Nymphaea alba subsp. candida (C. Presl) Korshinsky
* Nymphaea alba subsp. melocarpa (Casp.) Mela
* Nymphaea alba subsp. minoriflora (Borbás) Stucchi
* Nymphaea alba subsp. occidentalis (Ostenf.) Hylander
* Nymphaea alba subsp. semiaperta (C.Klinggraeff) Schmalhausen
* Nymphaea alba subsp. tetragona (Georgi) Korzhinskii
* Nymphaea alba var. canadensis Graham
* Nymphaea alba var. kashmiriana J.D.Hooker & Thomson
* Nymphaea alba var. melocarpa Casp.
* Nymphaea alba var. minor de Candolle
* Nymphaea alba var. minoriflora (Borbás) Graebner
* Nymphaea alba var. occidentalis Ostenfeld
* Nymphaea alba var. oligostigma Casp. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea alba var. oocarpa Casp.
* Nymphaea alba var. parvifolia Rouy & Foucaud
* Nymphaea alba var. rosea Hartm.
* Nymphaea alba var. rubra Lönnroth
* Nymphaea alborosea Teijsmann ex Regel
* Nymphaea alboviridis A.St.Hil.
* Nymphaea amazonum Martius & Zuccarini
* Nymphaea amazonum Casp. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea amazonum f. goudotiana (Planch.) Casp.
* Nymphaea amazonum subsp. pedersenii J.H.Wiersema
* Nymphaea amazonum var. forma-submersa Sagot
* Nymphaea amazonum var. goudotiana (Planch.) Conard
* Nymphaea americana G.S.Miller & Standley nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea ampla Kotschy ex Casp. nom. inval.
* Nymphaea ampla (Salisbury) de Candolle
* Nymphaea ampla var. hookeri Planchon
* Nymphaea ampla var. parviflora Grisebach
* Nymphaea ampla var. plumieri Planchon nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea ampla var. pulchella (de Candolle) Casp
* Nymphaea ampla var. rudgeana (G.F.W.Meyer) de Candolle
* Nymphaea ampla var. salzmanni Planchon
* Nymphaea ampla var. salzmannii Planchon
* Nymphaea ampla var. speciosa (Mart. & Zuccarini) Casp
* Nymphaea andreana Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre.
* Nymphaea andreana Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea arifolia Salisbury nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea atrans S.W.L.Jacobs
* Nymphaea aurora Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea bashiniana Steudel sphalm.
* Nymphaea basniniana Turczaninow
* Nymphaea baumii Rehnelt & F.Henkel
* Nymphaea bella Lehm.
* Nymphaea belophylla Trickett
* Nymphaea bernieriana Planchon
* Nymphaea biradiata Sommerauer
* Nymphaea blanda G.F.W.Meyer
* Nymphaea blanda W.J.Hooker nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea blanda Planchon nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea blanda f. amazonum (Mart. & Zuccarini) Planchon
* Nymphaea blanda f. genuina Planchon
* Nymphaea blanda var. fenzliana (Lehmann) Casp
* Nymphaea bombycina G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea borealis Camus
* Nymphaea boucheana Planchon
* Nymphaea brownii F.M.Bailey
* Nymphaea burttii Pring & R.E.Woodson
* Nymphaea cachemiriana Cambess.
* Nymphaea caerulea Andr. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea caerulea Savigny
* Nymphaea caerulea subsp. zanzibarensis (Caspary) S.W.L.Jacobs
* Nymphaea caerulea var. albiflora Casp.
* Nymphaea caerulea var. versicolor T. Durand & H. Durand
* Nymphaea cahlara Donn nom. inval.
* Nymphaea calliantha Conard
* Nymphaea calliantha var. nelsonii Burtt Davy
* Nymphaea calliantha var. tenuis Conard
* Nymphaea calophylla Gilg
* Nymphaea candida C.Presl
* Nymphaea candida f. intermedia K.Valle
* Nymphaea candida f. peralba K.Valle
* Nymphaea candida f. percandida K.Valle
* Nymphaea candida var. biradiata (Sommerauer) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea candida var. delicata F.Henkel
* Nymphaea candida var. kosteletzkyi (Palliardi ex Lehmann) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea candida var. minor Wainio
* Nymphaea candida var. neglecta (Hausleutner) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea candida var. semiaperta (C.Klinggraeff) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea candidissima hort.
* Nymphaea candolleana Lehm.
* Nymphaea capensis K.C.Landon
* Nymphaea capensis Baill.
* Nymphaea capensis Thunberg
* Nymphaea capensis var. alba K.C.Landon
* Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis (Caspary) Conard
* Nymphaea casparyi Rehnelt & F.Henkel
* Nymphaea casparyi Carrière
* Nymphaea chartacea G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea citrina Peter
* Nymphaea coerulea Lamarck
* Nymphaea colchica (Woronow ex Grossh.) L.M.Kemularia-Natadze
* Nymphaea colorata Peter
* Nymphaea conardii J.H.Wiersema
* Nymphaea coteka Roxb. ex Salisbury
* Nymphaea crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Nakai
* Nymphaea crenulata Rafinesque nom. nud.
* Nymphaea cultorum Bergmans
* Nymphaea cyanea Roxb.
* Nymphaea cyclophylla R.E.Fries
* Nymphaea daubenyana W.T.Baxter ex Daubeny
* Nymphaea dentata Schum. & Thonn.
* Nymphaea devoniensis W.J.Hooker
* Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merrill & Perry
* Nymphaea discolor Steudel ex Lehm.
* Nymphaea divaricata Hutchinson
* Nymphaea eburnea Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea edgeworthii Lehm.
* Nymphaea edulis de Candolle
* Nymphaea elegans W.J.Hooker
* Nymphaea elleniae S.W.L.Jacobs
* Nymphaea emirnensis Planchon
* Nymphaea engleri Gilg
* Nymphaea ericirosenii R.E.Fries
* Nymphaea erythrocarpa Hentze
* Nymphaea esculenta Roxb.
* Nymphaea esquirolii Léveillé & Vaniot
* Nymphaea exumbonata Ruprecht
* Nymphaea fennica Mela
* Nymphaea fenzliana Lehm.
* Nymphaea flava Leitner ex A.Gray
* Nymphaea flavovirens Lehm.
* Nymphaea fletcheri G.Lawson
* Nymphaea fluviatilis R.M.Harper
* Nymphaea foetida Lehm. nom. inval.
* Nymphaea foetida Gardn. ex Planchon
* Nymphaea fragrans Gardn. ex Casp.
* Nymphaea fraterna G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea fulva Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea gardneriana Planchon
* Nymphaea gibertii (Morong) Conrad
* Nymphaea gigantea W.J.Hooker
* Nymphaea gigantea f. alba Bentham & Muller
* Nymphaea gigantea f. hudsonii (?) K.C.Landon
* Nymphaea gigantea var. alba (Bentham & Muller) K.C.Landon
* Nymphaea gigantea var. gigantea W.J.Hooker
* Nymphaea gigantea var. neorosea K.C.Landon
* Nymphaea gigantea var. normalis Domin nom. inval
* Nymphaea gigantea var. serrata Domin
* Nymphaea gigantea var. var. serrata f. candida Domin
* Nymphaea gigantea var. violacea (Lehmann) Conard
* Nymphaea gigantea var. violacea (Lehmann) Domin nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea glanda G.Mey.
* Nymphaea glandulifera Rodschied ex G.F.W.Meyer
* Nymphaea goudotiana Planchon
* Nymphaea gracilis Zuccarini
* Nymphaea grandiflora Peter
* Nymphaea guineensis Schum. & Thonn.
* Nymphaea hastata Michaux ex de Candolle nom. inval.
* Nymphaea hastifolia Domin
* Nymphaea henkeliana Rehnelt
* Nymphaea heudelotii Planchon
* Nymphaea heudelotii var. nana Conard
* Nymphaea hirta Kurz ex Teijsmann&Binnendijk
* Nymphaea holoxantha Peter
* Nymphaea holtzei Rehnelt & F.Henkel
* Nymphaea holtzei var. albiflora Rehnelt & F. Henkel nom. inval.
* Nymphaea holtzei var. eleonorae Rehnelt & F. Henkel
* Nymphaea hookeriana Lehm.
* Nymphaea hortorum Guillaumin
* Nymphaea hybrida (Peck) Peck
* Nymphaea hypotricha Peter
* Nymphaea immutabilis S.W.L.Jacobs
* Nymphaea immutabilis subsp. kimberleyensis S.W.L.Jacobs
* Nymphaea integrifolia Salzm. ex Planchon nom. inval.
* Nymphaea intermedia (Ledebour) J Schuster
* Nymphaea intermedia Weiker ex Reichb.
* Nymphaea jamesoniana Planchon
* Nymphaea japonica (de Candolle) Kuntze nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea japonica (de Candolle) G.Lawson
* Nymphaea japonokoreana Nakai
* Nymphaea kalmiana (Michaux) Sims
* Nymphaea kewensis W.Wats.
* Nymphaea kosteletzkyi Paillard ex Lehm.
* Nymphaea lasiophylla Martius & Zuccarini
* Nymphaea leibergii Morong
* Nymphaea leiboldiana Lehm.
* Nymphaea lekophylla (Small) Cory
* Nymphaea leucantha Peter
* Nymphaea leydekeri Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea liberiensis A.Chevalier
* Nymphaea lineata A.St.Hil.
* Nymphaea lingulata J.H.Wiersema
* Nymphaea listeri hort.
* Nymphaea longifolia Michaux
* Nymphaea lotus L.
* Nymphaea lotus Aubl. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea lotus f. thermalis (de Candolle) Tuzson
* Nymphaea lotus var. aegyptia Planchon nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea lotus var. australis Bailey
* Nymphaea lotus var. australis F.M.Bailey
* Nymphaea lotus var. dentata (Schumach. & Thonn.) G. Nicholson
* Nymphaea lotus var. grandiflora F. Henkel & al. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea lotus var. monstrosa C. A. Barber
* Nymphaea lotus var. ortgiesiana (Planch.) Planchon
* Nymphaea lotus var. parviflora Peter
* Nymphaea lotus var. pubescens (Willdenow ) J.D.Hooker & Thomson
* Nymphaea lotus var. stuhlmannii Engler
* Nymphaea lucida Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea ludoviciana G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea lutea Treat nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea lutea Walt. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea lutea Thunberg nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea lutea L.
* Nymphaea lutea var. affinis (Harz) J Schuster
* Nymphaea lutea var. kalmiana Michaux
* Nymphaea lutea var. minima Willdenow
* Nymphaea lutea var. pumila Timm
* Nymphaea macrophylla Small
* Nymphaea macrosperma Merrill & L.M.Perry
* Nymphaea maculata Rafinesque nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea maculata Schum. & Thonn.
* Nymphaea madagascariensis de Candolle
* Nymphaea magnifica (Salisbury) Conard nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea magnifica Gilg
* Nymphaea malabarica Poiret
* Nymphaea marliacea Latour-Marliac
* Nymphaea maximilianii Lehm.
* Nymphaea melocarpa (Casp.) Ascherson & Graebner
* Nymphaea membranacea Wallich ex Casp. nom. inval.
* Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini
* Nymphaea mexicana A.Gray
* Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perrottet
* Nymphaea microcarpa G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea microphylla C.Persoon
* Nymphaea mildbraedii Gilg
* Nymphaea milletii Boreau
* Nymphaea minima (Willdenow ) Reichenbach
* Nymphaea minima F.M.Bailey
* Nymphaea minor (Sims) de Candolle
* Nymphaea minoriflora (Borbás) E.D.Wissjul.
* Nymphaea muschleriana Gilg
* Nymphaea muschleriana var. megaphylla Hauman nom. inval.
* Nymphaea naccheli J.F.Gmelin
* Nymphaea neglecta Hausleutner
* Nymphaea nelumbo L.
* Nymphaea nelumbo Schoepf. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea nelumbo Vellozo nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea nervosa Lehm.
* Nymphaea nitida Sims
* Nymphaea nocturna March ex Hook. nom. inval.
* Nymphaea nouchali N.L.Burmann
* Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) B.Verdcourt
* Nymphaea nouchali var. mutandaensis B.Verdcourt
* Nymphaea nouchali var. ovalifolia (Conard) B.Verdcourt
* Nymphaea nouchali var. petersiana (Klotzsch) B.Verdcourt
* Nymphaea nouchali var. zanzibariensis (Caspary) B.Verdcourt
* Nymphaea novogranatensis J.H.Wiersema
* Nymphaea nubica Lehm.
* Nymphaea occidentalis (Ostenf.) Moss
* Nymphaea odorata Willdenow nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea odorata Aiton
* Nymphaea odorata f. rubra (Guillon) Conard
* Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa (Paine) J.H.Wiersema & C.B.Hellquist
* Nymphaea odorata var. alba-punctata Revue Horticole
* Nymphaea odorata var. chlorhiza Rafinesque
* Nymphaea odorata var. gigantea Tricker ex Conard
* Nymphaea odorata var. glabra Casp.
* Nymphaea odorata var. godfreyi D.B.Ward
* Nymphaea odorata var. maxima (Conard) B.Boivin
* Nymphaea odorata var. minor Sims
* Nymphaea odorata var. parviflora Rafinesque
* Nymphaea odorata var. rosea Pursh
* Nymphaea odorata var. rubella Rafinesque
* Nymphaea odorata var. rubra Guillon
* Nymphaea odorata var. stenopetala Fernald
* Nymphaea odorata var. villosa Casparby
* Nymphaea officinalis Gater. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea omarana Gentil
* Nymphaea orbiculata Small
* Nymphaea ortgiesiana Planchon
* Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard
* Nymphaea ovata G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea oxypetala Planchon
* Nymphaea ozarkana G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea parkeriana Lehm.
* Nymphaea parviflora Hentze
* Nymphaea passiflora Lehm.
* Nymphaea pauciradiata Bunge
* Nymphaea pentapetala Walter
* Nymphaea pentapetala sensu Fern. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea permixta Boreau
* Nymphaea petersiana Klotzsch
* Nymphaea planchonii Casp. ex Conard nom. inval.
* Nymphaea poecila Lehm.
* Nymphaea polychroma Peter
* Nymphaea polysepala (G.Engelmann) Kuntze nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea polysepala (G.Engelmann) Greene
* Nymphaea polystigma E.H.L.Krause
* Nymphaea potamophila J.H.Wiersema
* Nymphaea primulina Hutchinson
* Nymphaea prolifera J.H.Wiersema
* Nymphaea pseudopygmaea Lehm.
* Nymphaea puberula G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea pubescens Willdenow
* Nymphaea pulchella de Candolle
* Nymphaea pulchella Lehm. ex Casp.
* Nymphaea pumila (Timm) Hoffm.
* Nymphaea punctata Edgeworth nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea punctata Kar. & Kitaibel
* Nymphaea purpurascens Peter
* Nymphaea purpurea Rehnelt & F.Henkel
* Nymphaea pygmaea (Salisbury) W.T.Aiton
* Nymphaea radiata Bercht. & Opiz
* Nymphaea raja Lehm.
* Nymphaea regina Schomb. ex Lindl.
* Nymphaea rehneltiana F.Henkel
* Nymphaea reichardiana F.Hoffm.
* Nymphaea reniformis de Candolle nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea reniformis Walter
* Nymphaea rhodantha Lehm.
* Nymphaea robinsonii hort.
* Nymphaea rosea (Pursh) Rafinesque nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea rosea (Sims) Sweet
* Nymphaea rotundifolia Hentze
* Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews
* Nymphaea rubrodisca (Morong) Greene
* Nymphaea rudgeana G.F.W. Mey.
* Nymphaea rudgeana var. amazonum (Mart. & Zuccarini) Grisebach
* Nymphaea rufescens Guill. & Perrottet
* Nymphaea sagittariifolia Lehm.
* Nymphaea sagittata C.Persoon
* Nymphaea sagittata Edgeworth
* Nymphaea sagittifolia Walter
* Nymphaea sansibariensis Kuntze nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea scutifolia de Candolle
* Nymphaea seigneuxii Hort.Latour-Marliac ex Ed.Andre
* Nymphaea semiaperta C.Klinggraeff
* Nymphaea semisterilis Lehm.
* Nymphaea sinuata Salzm. ex Lehm.
* Nymphaea speciosa Martius & Zuccarini
* Nymphaea spectabilis Gilg
* Nymphaea sphaerantha Peter
* Nymphaea sphaerocarpa hort.
* Nymphaea spiralis Rafinesque
* Nymphaea splendens Hentze
* Nymphaea spontanea K.C.Landon nom. inval.
* Nymphaea stellata Willdenow
* Nymphaea stellata F.Muell. nom. illeg.
* Nymphaea stellata var. albiflora F. Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea stellata var. cyanea (Roxb.) J.D.Hooker & Thomson
* Nymphaea stellata var. parviflora J.D.Hooker & Thomson
* Nymphaea stellata var. versicolor (Sims) J.D.Hooker & Thomson
* Nymphaea stenaspidota Casp.
* Nymphaea stuhlmannii Schweinfurth & Gilg
* Nymphaea sturtevantii hort. Revue horticole 535.1900
* Nymphaea suaveolens Dum.
* Nymphaea sulphurea Gilg
* Nymphaea tenerinervia Casp.
* Nymphaea tenuinervia Casp.
* Nymphaea tetragona Morong nom. inval.
* Nymphaea tetragona Georgi
* Nymphaea tetragona subsp. leibergii (Morong) A.E.Porsild
* Nymphaea tetragona subvar. indica Casp.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. acutiloba (de Candolle) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. angusta Caspary
* Nymphaea tetragona var. crassifolia (Hand.-Mazz.) Y.C.Chu
* Nymphaea tetragona var. himalayense F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. indica (Casp.) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. lata Casp.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. leibergii (Morong) B.Boivin
* Nymphaea tetragona var. nitida (Sims) F.Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. occidentalis F. Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea tetragona var. wenzelii (Maack ex Regel) V.N.Voroschilov
* Nymphaea tetragona var. wenzelii (Maack ex Regel) F. Henkel & al.
* Nymphaea thermalis de Candolle
* Nymphaea thermarum E.Fischer
* Nymphaea thiona D.B.Ward
* Nymphaea togoensis K. C. Landon
* Nymphaea trickeri hort. ex Gard. and For. vi. (1893) 464.
* Nymphaea trisepala Gaudichaud
* Nymphaea tropaeolifolia Lehm.
* Nymphaea tuberosa Paine
* Nymphaea tuberosa var. maxima Conard
* Nymphaea tuberosa var. parva C.C.Abbott
* Nymphaea tussilagifolia Lehm.
* Nymphaea ulvacea G.S.Miller & Standley
* Nymphaea umbilicalis Salisbury
* Nymphaea undulata Lehm.
* Nymphaea urceolata Hentze
* Nymphaea variegata (Durand) G.S.Mill.
* Nymphaea venusta Hentze
* Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel
* Nymphaea vernayi Bremek. & Oberm.
* Nymphaea versicolor Sims
* Nymphaea victoria Schomb. ex Lindley
* Nymphaea violacea Lehm.
* Nymphaea violacea var. coerulea Lehm.
* Nymphaea wittiana Ule
* Nymphaea vivipara Lehm.
* Nymphaea voalefoka Latour-Marliac ex W. Watson nom. inval.
* Nymphaea zanzibariensis Caspary
* Nymphaea zenkeri Gilg
References
* Nymphaea Report on ITIS
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. [1] (07 February 2009)
Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Leknín
Dansk: Nøkkerose
Deutsch: Seerosen
English: Nymphaea
Español: Nenúfar
Eesti: Vesiroos
Français: Nymphaea
עברית: נימפאה
Italiano: Ninfea
日本語: スイレン
Português: Nymphaea
Română: Nymphaea
Српски / Srpski: Локвањ
Suomi: Lumpeet
Svenska: Näckrossläktet
ไทย: บัวสาย
Türkçe: Nymphaea
Tiếng Việt: Chi Súng
中文: 睡蓮
Cultivars
Nymphaea Gladstoniana, Nymphaea Red Cup, Nymphaea Joey Tomocik,
Nymphaea (pronounced /nɪmˈfiː.ə/) is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. There are about 50 species in the genus, which has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Name
The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is Water Lily.
The name Nymphaea comes from the Greek term "Νυμφαία", possibly related to "Νύμφη" meaning "nymph". The nymphs in Greek mythology were supernatural feminine beings associated with springs, so the application of the name to delicately flowered aquatic plants is understandable.
Description
Nymphaea leaves have a radial notch from the circumference to the petiole (leaf stem) in the center.
Classification
Despite their name, water-lilies are not related to the true lilies (family Liliaceae). The name "lily" is applied to a number of plants that are not at all closely related, such as day lilies, spider lilies and arum lilies, in addition to the water lilies. Nymphaea (Egyptian lotuses) are also not related to the Chinese and Indian lotus of genus Nelumbo, which are used in Asian cooking and sacred to Hinduism and Buddhism.
However, the genus Nymphaea is closely related to Nuphar, another genus commonly called "lotus". In Nymphaea, the flower petals are much larger than the sepals, whereas in Nuphar the petals are much smaller than its sepals. The fruit maturation also differs, with Nymphaea fruit sinking below the water level immediately after the flower closes, whereas Nuphar fruit are held above water level to maturity. Both genera share leaves with a radial notch from the circumference to the petiole (leaf stem) in the center.
Cultural significance
Blue lotus symbol (Nymphaea caerulea) among other ancient Egyptian symbols on an 18th Dynasty jar. Found at Amarna in the 19th century.
The ancient Egyptians revered the Nile water-lilies, or lotuses as they were also called. The lotus motif is a frequent feature of temple column architecture.
The Egyptian Blue Water-lily, N. caerulea, opens its flowers in the morning and then sinks beneath the water at dusk, while the Egyptian White Water-lily, N. lotus, flowers at night and closes in the morning. This symbolizes the Egyptian separation of deities and is a motif associated with Egyptian beliefs concerning death and the afterlife. The recent discovery of psychedelic properties of the blue lotus may also have been known to the Egyptians and explain its ceremonial role. Remains of both flowers have been found in the burial tomb of Ramesses II.
A syrian terra-cotta plaque from the 14th-13th century B.C.E. shows the goddess Asherah holding two lotus blossoms. An ivory panel from the 9th-8th century B.C.E. shows the god Horus seated on a lotus blossom, flanked by two Cherubs.[1]
The French painter Claude Monet is famous for his paintings of water lilies.
Cultivation
Many of the water-lilies familiar in water gardening are hybrids.
Taxonomy
Subdivisions of genus Nymphaea:[2]
Subgenus:
Anecphya
Brachyceras
Hydrocallis
Lotos
Nymphaea:
Nymphaea Chamaenymphaea
Nymphaea Nymphaea
Nymphaea Xanthantha
References
1. ^ William G. Dever; Did God have a Wife? Archeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel; page 221, 279.
2. ^ Subdivisions of genus Nymphaea
* Perry D. Slocum: Waterlilies and Lotuses. Timber Press 2005, ISBN 0881926841 (restricted online version at Google Books)
