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Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea

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Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea
Botanical illustration of Nymphaea alba
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Nymphaea sect. Nymphaea
  • Nymphaea sect. Xanthantha
Synonyms[2]
  • Nymphaea subg. Castalia

Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[3][4]

Description

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Outer stamen of Nymphaea alba without an apical sterile appendage
Adaxial leaf surface of Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa
Adaxial leaf surface of Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa
Abaxial leaf surface of Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa
Abaxial leaf surface of Nymphaea odorata subsp. tuberosa

Vegetative characteristics

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Species of Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea have horizontal or vertical rhizomes. The leaf margins are entire, sinuate or crenate, but never dentate.[4]

Generative characteristics

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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]

Taxonomy

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Type species

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The type species is Nymphaea alba L.[1][4]

Species

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Distribution

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Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea occurs in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[4][3][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea. (2020, January 6). Wikispecies. Retrieved 19:38, January 23, 2024 from https://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nymphaea_subg._Nymphaea&oldid=7207897.
  2. ^ Nymphaea nymphaea GRIN-Global. (n.d.). U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?type=subgenus&id=18563
  3. ^ a b Borsch, T., Hilu, K. W., Wiersema, J. H., Löhne, C., Barthlott, W., & Wilde, V. (2007). "Phylogeny of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae): evidence from substitutions and microstructural changes in the chloroplast trnT-trnF region." International Journal of Plant Sciences, 168(5), 639-671.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g null. Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea, 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.%20Nymphaea [Date Accessed: 24 January 2024]
  5. ^ a b Wood, Carroll E. (1959). The Genera of the Nymphaeaceae and Ceratophyllaceae in the Southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, 40, 94–112. Retrieved from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/324659
  6. ^ a b c d Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Nymphaea. (n.d.). Retrieved February 3, 2024, from https://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/taxon/Nymphaea.html
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