Nymphaea subg. Lotos is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[3][2]
Nymphaea subg. Lotos | |
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Botanical illustration of Nymphaea lotus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nymphaea |
Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Lotos |
Type species | |
Nymphaea lotus L.[1][2] | |
Species | |
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Description edit
Vegetative characteristics edit
The rhizomes are short, vertical, and tuberous. The leaves have a dentate margin.[2]
Generative characteristics edit
The emergent flowers are nocturnal or diurnal. The stamens do not have sterile appendages at the apex.[2]
Taxonomy edit
Publication edit
It was published as Nymphaea sect. Lotos DC. by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1821. Later, it was elevated to the subgenus Nymphaea subgen. Lotos (DC.) Conard published by Henry Shoemaker Conard in 1905.[3][1]
Type species edit
The type species is Nymphaea lotus L.[2]
Species edit
- †Nymphaea brongniartii (Caspary) Saporta[4]
- Nymphaea lotus L.
- Nymphaea pubescens Willd.
- Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews
Fossil record edit
Fossils from the upper Oligocene (28.4–23.0 million years ago) of France have been assigned to Nymphaea subg. Lotos.[4]
Distribution edit
It is native to the paleotropis.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Nymphaea sect. Lotos | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303556-1
- ^ a b c d e f null. Nymphaea subg. Lotos, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Nymphaea%20subg.%20Lotos [Date Accessed: 24 January 2024]
- ^ a b Nymphaea subgen. Lotos | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303970-1
- ^ a b Butzmann, R., & Fischer, T. C. (2013). "Fossil water lily fruits with seeds Nymphaea subgenus Lotos, from the Oligocene of Armissan/Narbonne (France)." Zitteliana, 93-104.