Biology:Nymphaea subg. Lotos
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Short description: Subgenus of flowering plants
| Nymphaea subg. Lotos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Lotos |
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| Nymphaea lotus L.[1][2] | |
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Nymphaea subg. Lotos is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[3][2]
Description
Vegetative characteristics
The rhizomes are short, vertical, and tuberous. The leaves have a dentate margin.[2]
Generative characteristics
The emergent flowers are nocturnal or diurnal.[2]
Taxonomy
Publication
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
The type species is Nymphaea lotus L.[2]
Species
- Nymphaea lotus L.
- Nymphaea pubescens Willd.
- Nymphaea rubra Roxb. ex Andrews
Distribution
It is native to the paleotropis.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nymphaea sect. Lotos | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303556-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nymphaea subgen. Lotos | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303970-1
Wikidata ☰ Q21382380 entry
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