| Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea | |
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| Botanical illustration of Nymphaea alba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea |
| Type species | |
| Nymphaea alba L. [1] | |
| Sections [1] | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea . [3] [4]
Species of Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea have horizontal or vertical rhizomes. The leaf margins are entire, sinuate or crenate, but never dentate. [4]
The diurnal flowers float on the water surface. [4] The outer stamens have petaloid filaments. [5] The stamens do not have a sterile appendage at the apex. [4] [6] The carpellary styles are ligulate. [5] [6] The petals are predominantly white, but pink, red, and yellow colouration occurs as well. [6] The large seeds have a smooth surface. [4]
The subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea is an autonym. [7] The type species is Nymphaea alba L. [1] [4]
It is divided into three sections: [2]
Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea occurs in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. [4] [3] [6]
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which means "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology.
Nymphaea mexicana is a species of aquatic plant that is native to the Southern United States and Mexico as far south as Michoacán. Common names include yellow water lily, Mexican water lily and banana water lily.
Nymphaea ondinea is an aquatic plant in the family Nymphaeaceae native to northwestern Australia.
Nymphaea glandulifera is a species of waterlily native to tropical America.
Nymphaea rudgeana is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Mexico to tropical South America.
Nymphaea conardii is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Southern Mexico to tropical South America.
Nymphaea atrans is a species of waterlily is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Nymphaea elleniae is a species of waterlily native to Papua New Guinea, and North Queensland, Australia.
Nymphaea hastifolia is a species of waterlily native to the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nymphaea petersiana is a species of the genus Nymphaea native to the region spanning from Tanzania to South Africa.
Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Brachyceras is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Anecphya is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Confluentes is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea subg. Lotos is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.
Nymphaea ondinea subsp. petaloidea is a subspecies of Nymphaea ondinea native to the Northern Territory, and Western Australia.
Nymphaea pygmaea is a controversial species of perennial, aquatic herb in the family Nymphaeaceae native to Asia.
Nymphaea sect. Chamaenymphaea is a section within the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea of the genus Nymphaea native to North America, Asia, and Europe.
Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea is a section within the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea of the genus Nymphaea native to North America and Europe.
