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Nymphaea alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Nymphaeales Family: Nymphaeaceae Genus: Nymphaea
Species
About 50 species, including: Nymphaea alba- European White Water-lily Nymphaea amazonium Nymphaea ampla Nymphaea blanda Nymphaea caerulea- Egyptian Blue Water-lily Nymphaea calliantha Nymphaea candida Nymphaea capensis- Cape Blue Water-lily Nymphaea citrina Nymphaea colorata Nymphaea elegans Nymphaea fennica Nymphaea flavovirens Nymphaea gardneriana Nymphaea gigantea- Australian Water-lily Nymphaea heudelotii Nymphaea jamesoniana Nymphaea lotus- Egyptian White Water-lily Nymphaeae lutea- Yellow water-lily or Brandy bottle Nymphaea mexicana- Yellow Water-lily Nymphaea micrantha Nymphaea odorata- Fragrant Water-lily Nymphaea pubescens Nymphaea rubra- India Red Water-lily Nymphaea rudgeana Nymphaea stellata Nymphaea stuhlmannii Nymphaea sulfurea Nymphaea tetragona- Pygmy Water-lily Nymphaea tuberosa

Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is water-lily or waterlily. Nymphaea leaves have a radial notch from the circumference to the petiole (leaf stem) in the center. There are about 50 species in the genus, which has a cosmopolitan distribution. Nymphaea alba - image taken on 29 August 2004 in the outdoor botanical garden of Technion - Haifa, Israel. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Cabombaceae - fanworts Nymphaeaceae - water lilies The Nymphaeales are an order of flowering plants, including two families of aquatic herbs: Family Nymphaeaceae (waterlily family) Family Cabombaceae (fanwort family) Sometimes the Cabombaceae are included within the Nymphaeaceae. ... genera see text Nymphaeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. ... Binomial name Nymphaea alba L. The European White Waterlily (Nymphaea alba Linn. ... Binomial name Nymphaea caerulea Sav. ... COMMON NAME: Tiger Lotus FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae RANGE: East Africa; Southeast Asia AQUASCAPE: specimen plant HEIGHT: To 18 (45 cm) AH: From 16 (40 cm) WATER: bright LIGHT: pH: 5. ... genera see text Nymphaeaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... A petiole (also called a pedicel) is the first abdominal segment of members of the Apocrita. ... A cosmopolitan distribution is a term applied to a biological category of living things meaning that this category can be found anywhere around the world. ...

The genus is closely related to Nuphar, differing in the petals being much larger than the sepals, whereas in Nuphar, the petals are much smaller than the 4-6 yellow-coloured sepals. The fruit maturation also differs, with Nymphaea fruit sinking below the water level immediately after the flower closes, whereas Nuphar fruit are held above water level to maturity. Species About 10-15 species, including: Nuphar advena Nuphar japonica Nuphar kalmiana Nuphar lutea- Yellow Water-lily Nuphar microphylla Nuphar orbiculata Nuphar polysepala Nuphar pumila- Least Water-lily Nuphar rubrodisca Nuphar saggitifolia Nuphar shimadae Nuphar ulvacea Nuphar variegata Nuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a... A petal is one member or part of the corolla of a flower. ... Flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals A sepal is one member or part of the calyx of a flower. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Catalonia. ...

Egyptian White Water-lily (Nymphaea lotus) from Curtis's Botanical Magazine

The ancient Egyptians revered the Nile water-lilies, or lotuses as they were also called. The Egyptian Blue Water-lily, N. caerulea, opens its flowers in the morning and then sinks beneath the water at dusk. The Egyptian White Water-lily, N. lotus, flowers at night and closes in the morning. Remains of both flowers have been found in the burial tomb of Ramesses II. White Egyptian Lily (Nymphaea lotus) Downloaded from : [[1]] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... White Egyptian Lily (Nymphaea lotus) Downloaded from : [[1]] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Binomial name Nymphaea caerulea Sav. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... COMMON NAME: Tiger Lotus FAMILY: Nymphaeaceae RANGE: East Africa; Southeast Asia AQUASCAPE: specimen plant HEIGHT: To 18 (45 cm) AH: From 16 (40 cm) WATER: bright LIGHT: pH: 5. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... nomen or birth name Ramesses II, Abu Simbel Ramesses II (also known as Ramesses the Great and alternatively transcribed as Ramses and Rameses) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty. ...

Water-lilies are not related to lilies (family Liliaceae, order Liliales). The Egyptian lotuses are also not related to the species of Indian lotus of genus Nelumbo, which are used in Asian cooking and sacred to Hinduism and Buddhism. Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here... Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here... Families Alstroemeriaceae Campynemataceae Colchicaceae Corsiaceae Liliaceae Luzuriagaceae Melanthiaceae Philesiaceae Ripogonaceae Smilacaceae Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants. ... Species Nelumbo lutea (American Lotus) Nelumbo nucifera (Sacred Lotus) Nelumbo is a genus of water flowers commonly known as lotus (Hindi: कमल) and the only genus in the family Nelumbonaceae. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Hinduism {Sanskrit/Hindi - Hindū Dharma, also known as Sanātana (eternal) Dharma, and Vaidika (of the Vedas) Dharma} is a religion originating in the Indian subcontinent, based on the Vedas and the beliefs of other people of India. ... Buddhism is a religion and philosophy focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Śākyamuni (Siddhārtha Gautama), who probably lived in the 5th century BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the ancient Indian sub-continent in the five centuries following the Buddhas death, and propagated into Central, Southeast, and East Asia...

Many of the water-lilies familiar in water gardening are hybrids. A garden pond. ... In biology, hybrid has three meanings. ...

External link

• Kit Notts, "The first hybrid waterlilies"