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Nymphaea

The genus Nymphaea is in the family Nymphaeaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Nymphaea

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Nymphaea abbreviata Guill. & Perr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea acutidens Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea aegyptiaca Opiz Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea affinis Hayek Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea alba L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea alborosea Teijsm. ex Regel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea alexii S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea amazonum Mart. & Zucc. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea ampla (Salisb.) DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Nymphaea × andreana Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea arifolia Salisb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea atrans S.W.L.Jacobs Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × aurora Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea bashiniana Steud. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea basniniana Turcz. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea baumii Rehnelt & F.Henkel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea bella Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea belophylla Trickett Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea biradiata Sommier Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea bissetii hort. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea × boucheana Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea brownii F.M.Bailey Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea burtii Pring & Woodson Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea cachemiriana Cambess. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea cahlara Donn Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea calliantha Conard Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea calophylla Gilg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea candida C.Presl Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea capensis Thunb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea carpentariae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea casparyi Rehnelt & F.Henkel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea citrina Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea colchica (Woronow ex Grossh.) Kem.-Nath. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea colorata Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea conardii Wiersema Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea coteka Roxb. ex Salisb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea crenulata Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × cultorum Bergmans Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea cyclophylla R.E.Fr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea daubeniana Hort. ex O. Thomas. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea × daubeniana W.T. Baxter ex Daubeny Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea dentatamagnifica Bisset. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea devoniensis Hook. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea dictyophlebia Merr. & L.M.Perry Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea discolor Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea divaricata Hutch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × eburnea Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea edulis DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea elegans Hook. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea elleniae S.W.L.Jacobs Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea engleri Gilg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea erythrocarpa Hentze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea esculenta Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea esquirolii H.Lév. & Vaniot Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea exumbonata Rupr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea flavovirens Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × fletcheri G.Lawson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea fletcheri G. Lawson Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea foetida Gardner ex Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea formosa auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea fragrans Gardner ex Casp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea fragrantissima Welw. ex Casp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × fulva Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea gardneriana Planch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea georginae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea gigantea Hook. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea glandulifera Rodschied Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea gracilis Zucc. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea grandiflora Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea hastata Michx. ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea hastifolia Domin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea henkeliana Rehnelt Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea heudelotii Planch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea holoxantha Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea holtzei Rehnelt & F.Henkel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × hortorum Guillaumin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea hypotricha Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea immutabilis S.W.L.Jacobs Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Nymphaea integrifolia Salzm. ex Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea intermedia Weiker ex Rchb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea jacobsii Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea jamesoniana Planch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea japonica G.Lawson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea japonica Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea japono-koreana Nakai Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × kewensis W.Watson Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea kimberleyensis (S.W.L.Jacobs) S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea kosteletzkyi Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea lasiophylla Mart. & Zucc. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea leibergii (Morong) Morong Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea leiboldiana Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea lekophylla (Small) Cory Accepted L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea leucantha Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × leydekeri Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea lineata A.St.-Hil. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea lingulata Wiersema Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea listeri auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea lotus L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Nymphaea × lucida Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea lukei S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea macrosperma Merr. & L.M.Perry Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea maculata Schumach. & Thonn. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea magnifica Gilg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea malabarica Poir. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × marliacea Wildsmith Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea maximiliani Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea maynardii auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea melocarpa Asch. & Graebn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea membranacea Wall. ex Casp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea mexicana Zucc. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea micrantha Guill. & Perr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea milletii Boreau Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea minima Rchb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea minor DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea minuta K.C.Landon, R.A.Edwards & Nozaic Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea muschleriana Gilg Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea neglecta Hausl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea nervosa Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea nitida Sims Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea nocturna March ex Hook. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea noelae S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea nouchali Burm.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 2
Nymphaea novogranatensis Wiersema Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea nubica Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea odorata Aiton Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 3
Nymphaea officinalis Gaterau Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × omarana Bisset Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea ondinea Löhne, Wiersema & Borsch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea ortgiesiana Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea ovalifolia Conard Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea oxypetala Planch. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea parviflora Hentze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea passiflora Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea pauciradiata Bunge Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea permixta Boreau Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea petersiana Klotzsch Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea planchonii Casp. ex Conard Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea poecila Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea polychroma Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea polystigma E.H.L.Krause Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea potamophila Wiersema Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea primulina Hutch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea prolifera Wiersema Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea pseudopygmaea Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea pubescens Willd. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea pulchella DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea purpurascens Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea purpurea Rehnelt & F.Henkel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea radiata Bercht. & Opiz Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea raja Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea regina M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rehneltiana F.Henkel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea reichardiana F.Hoffm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea reniformis Walter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea reniformis DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rhodantha Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × robinsonii auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rosea Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rosea Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rotundifolia Hentze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rubra Roxb. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea rudgeana G.Mey. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rufescens Guill. & Perr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea rufescens Willd. ex Casp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea sansibariensis Casp. ex Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × seigneuxii Lat.-Marl. ex André Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea semiaperta C.Klinggr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea semisterilis Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea sinuata Salzm. ex Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea sphaerantha Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea sphaerocarpa auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea splendens Hentze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea st louis Pring Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea stenaspidota Casp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea stuhlmannii (Engl.) Schweinf. & Gilg Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea sturtevantii J.N.Gerard Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea suaveolens Dumort. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea sulphurea Gilg Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea sumatrans Miq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × sundvikii Hiitonen Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea tenerinervia Casp. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea tenuinervia Casp. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea tetragona Georgi Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea thermarum Eb.Fisch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea × thiona D.B. Ward Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea × trickeri auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea trisepala Gaudich. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea tropaeolifolia Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea tussilagifolia Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea umbilicalis Salisb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea undulata Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea urceolata Hentze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea vaporalis S.W.L.Jacobs & Hellq. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea venusta Hentze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea violacea Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea vivipara Lehm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea voalefoka Lat.-Marl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea wenzelii Maack ex Regel Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea wezelii Maack Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Nymphaea wittiana Ule Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Nymphaea zenkeri Gilg Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 300 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Nymphaea. Of these 44 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 47 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Nymphaea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 300 species names for the genus Nymphaea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 44 14.7%
◕ Synonym 83 27.7%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 173 57.7%

All names

The status of the 347 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Nymphaea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 51 14.7%
◕ Synonym 120 34.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 176 50.7%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 300 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Nymphaea, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 42 67 0 0 109 36.3%
Low confidence 2 16 0 173 191 63.7%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Nymphaea is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 11 26 0 8 0 45 15.0%
WCSP (in review) 33 57 0 165 0 255 85.0%