Subgenus of flowering plants
Nymphaea subg.Nymphaea is asubgenus of thegenus Nymphaea .[ 3] [ 4]
Outer stamen ofNymphaea alba without an apical sterile appendage Adaxial leaf surface of
Nymphaea odorata subsp.
tuberosa Abaxial leaf surface of
Nymphaea odorata subsp.
tuberosa Vegetative characteristics [ edit ] Species ofNymphaea subg.Nymphaea have horizontal or vertical rhizomes. The leaf margins are entire, sinuate or crenate, but never dentate.[ 4]
Generative characteristics [ edit ] 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]
The subgenusNymphaea subg.Nymphaea is anautonym .[ 7] The type species isNymphaea alba L.[ 1] [ 4]
It is divided into three sections:[ 2]
Nymphaea subg.Nymphaea occurs in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[ 4] [ 3] [ 6]
^a b c Nymphaea subg.Nymphaea . (2020, January 6). Wikispecies. Retrieved 19:38, January 23, 2024 fromhttps://species.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nymphaea_subg._Nymphaea&oldid=7207897 .^a b Nymphaea nymphaea GRIN-Global. (n.d.). U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved January 23, 2024, fromhttps://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?type=subgenus&id=18563 ^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. ^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] ^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 fromhttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/324659 ^a b c d Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile |Nymphaea . (n.d.). Retrieved February 3, 2024, fromhttps://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/taxon/Nymphaea.html ^ Nymphaea subg.Nymphaea . (n.d.). The Australian National Species List (auNSL). Retrieved December 3, 2024, fromhttps://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/212035 ^a b c d e f g Löhne, C., Yoo, M. J., Borsch, T., Wiersema, J., Wilde, V., Bell, C. D., ... & Soltis, P. S. (2008).Biogeography of Nymphaeales: extant patterns and historical events. Taxon, 57(4), 1123-19E.