Nymphaea subg. Lotos

Nymphaea subg. Lotos is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.[3][2]

Nymphaea subg. Lotos
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

See here

Description
Stamens of Nymphaea rubra without sterile apical appendage
Leaf of Nymphaea rubra with dentate margin

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. The stamens do not have sterile appendages at the apex.[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

Fossil record

Fossils from the upper Oligocene (28.4–23.0 million years ago) of France have been assigned to Nymphaea subg. Lotos.[4]

Distribution

It is native to the paleotropis.[2]

References
  1. Nymphaea sect. Lotos | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303556-1
  2. 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. Nymphaea subgen. Lotos | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77303970-1
  4. Butzmann, R., & Fischer, T. C. (2013). "Fossil water lily fruits with seeds Nymphaea subgenus Lotos, from the Oligocene of Armissan/Narbonne (France)." Zitteliana, 93-104.
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