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| Family : NYMPHAEACEAE |
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 511 (1753)  |
| Information on the genus : Nymphaea |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for NA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Nymphaea zenkeri Gilg (1906) |
| =Nymphaea thermalis DC. |
| =Nymphaea reichardiana F. Hoffm. (1889) |
| =Nymphaea leucantha Peter (1928) |
| =Nymphaea lotus var. parviflora Peter |
| =Nymphaea lotus var. dentata (Schumach. & Thonn.) Casp. |
| =Nymphaea dentata Schumach. & Thonn. (1827) |
| =Castalia mystica Salisb. |
| =Nymphaea acutidens Peter (1928) p.p. quoad sheet 1 |
| =Nymphaea hypotricha Peter (1928) |
| =*Nymphaea liberiensis A. Chev. (1938) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Robust herb; rhizome tuberous; tubers ovoid, … |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Lakes, water-holes, sheltered water in rivers 0,5-2 m deep; also swamps in forest; 0-1200 m alt. (0-200 in Somalia); 0-2300 m in Kenya. |
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Bioko; Egypt; Namibia; Madagascar; Europe: NW Romania- Widely cultivated; naturalized in S USA & N S. America. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial, occ. annual-Herb, Hydrophyte, Epihydate- Ht depending on depth of water Alt: 550 - 1500 m. Distribution: BOT, GA, KN, LP, MP, SWZ |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Emergent Aquatic; distribution: Africa. Europe, Asia, |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Exell, A. & Wild, H. (1960). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 1[1]: 176
- Peyre de Fabrègues B. & J. P. Lebrun (1976). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger. Maison Alfort
- Boudet G. & J.P. Lebrun (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. Etudes et Synthèses IEMVT 16
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:64 (2012)
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
- César J. & C. Chatelain (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Fl. Pl. Africa 39: t.1541 (1969).
Bibliography for North Africa :
- Med-Checklist 4: 246 (1989).
- FENNANE, M. & M. IBN TATTOU (1998). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires rares, menacées ou endémiques du Maroc. Bocconea 8: 137
- Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 1: 152 (1999).
- FENNANE, M. & M. IBN TATTOU (2005). Flore vasculaire du Maroc. Inventaire et chorologie [1]. Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Sér. Bot. 37: 294
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under chg |
| see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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| Record n°18270 modified 2009-09-24 |
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