Nymphaea subg. Lotos | |
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Botanical illustration of Nymphaea lotus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Order: | Nymphaeales |
Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
Genus: | Nymphaea |
Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Lotos |
Type species | |
Nymphaea lotus L.[1][2] | |
Species | |
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Nymphaea subg. Lotos is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[3][2]
The rhizomes are short, vertical, and tuberous. The leaves have a dentate margin.[2]
The emergent flowers are nocturnal or diurnal.[2]
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]
The type species is Nymphaea lotus L.[2]
It is native to the paleotropis.[2]