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Nymphaea (/ n ɪ m ˈ f iː ə /) is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution . Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants , and many cultivars have been bred.
It is one of the three orders of basal angiosperms, an early-diverging grade of flowering plants. At least 10 morphological characters unite the Nymphaeales. [ 3 ] One of the traits is the absence of a vascular cambium , which is required to produce both xylem (wood) and phloem , which therefore are missing. [ 4 ]
Nymphaea sect. Chamaenymphaea is a section within the subgenus Nymphaea subg. Nymphaea of the genus Nymphaea [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] native to North America, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Asia, [ 5 ] and Europe. [ 3 ]
Nymphaeaceae (/ ˌ n ɪ m f i ˈ eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains five genera [4] with about 70 known species. [5]
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.
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants. In the APG II system (2003) it is placed in order Nymphaeales , and belongs among the basal lineages of the angiosperms . Subcategories
Nymphaea alba, the white waterlily, European white water lily or white nenuphar / ˈ n ɛ nj ʊ f ɑːr /, is an aquatic flowering plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It is native to North Africa, temperate Asia, Europe and tropical Asia (Jammu and Kashmir).
Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, [3] star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower, is a water lily of genus Nymphaea.