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Nymphaea

Nymphaea is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. There are about 50 species in the genus, which is widely distributed. The common name, shared with some other genera in the same family, is water-lily or waterlily.

Nymphaea
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European white water-lily (Nymphaea alba)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Nymphaeales
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Genus:
Nymphaea

Nymphaea alba time lapse

Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred.

Species


Nymphaea Media

  • A bright-field micrograph of a cross-section of a floating leaf of Nymphaea alba.
    • E1: upper epiderm
    • E2: lower epiderm
    • P: palisade mesophyll
    • M: spongy mesophyll
    • B: vascular bundle
    • I: intercellular gap
    • S: sclerenchyma

  • Complete specimen of Nymphaea cf. gardneriana Planch. with several floating leaves, as well as submerged leaves with scale bar (50 cm) on a white background

  • Complete specimen of Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc. with scale bar (50 cm) on a white background

  • Rhizome of Nymphaea gigantea "Albert De Lestang" with scale bar (5 cm) against a grey background

  • Seeds of Nymphaea alba with scale bar (3 mm) against a grey background

  • Halved Nymphaea alba fruit with scale bar (20 mm) against a dark background

  • Longitudinal section of Nymphaea alba flower with scale bar (20 mm) against a dark backgroundS = sepals, P = petals, St = stamina, An = anthers, O = ovary, SD = stigma disc, CT = carpellary teeth

  • Proliferating pseudanthium or tubiferous flower of Nymphaea prolifera Wiersema

  • Botanical garden of the University of Zürich in Zürich-Weinegg quarter

  • Blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) on an 18th Dynasty jar found at Amarna

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