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Nelumbonaceae
Sign in to saveNelumbonaceae is a family of aquatic flowering plants. Nelumbo is the sole extant genus, containing Nelumbo lutea, native to North America, and Nelumbo nucifera, widespread in Asia. At least five other genera, Nelumbites, Exnelumbites, Paleonelumbo, Nelumbago, and Notocyamus are known from fossils.
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FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderProteales
- FamilyNelumbonaceae
Las nelumbonáceas (Nelumbonaceae) son una familia de angiospermas acuáticas del orden Proteales. Consta de un único género, Nelumbo con dos especies.[1] Se distribuyen por el sur de Rusia, Asia, norte de Australia, Norteamérica oriental, Centroamérica y las Antillas. Se les da el nombre vulgar de «lotos» (y junto con las Nymphaeaceae se los llama «nenúfares»). Su especie tipo es Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., 1788. El nombre Nelumbo proviene del cingalés ne-lum bu, que es el nombre vulgar de esta planta en Sri Lanka. Índice 1 Descripción 2 Ecología 2.1 Palinología 2.2 Citología 3 Fitoquímica 4 Usos 5 Fósiles 6 Posición sistemática 7 Sinonimia 8 Taxones específicos incluidos 9 Notas 10 Referencias 11 Bibliografía 12 Enlaces externos Descripción Hierbas acuáticas perennes, con rizomas horizontales y tubérculos en forma de banana en el extremo de los rizomas al final de la estación de crecimiento, laticíferos articulados presentes, cutícula con cera en túbulos agrupados. Nudos con raíces adventicias, una hoja y un catáfilo carnoso envolviendo su base en un lado, otro catáfilo opuesto. Indumento ausente.[1] Hojas simples, peltadas, emergidas o flotantes, peciolos cilíndricos, de hasta 2 m
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- Nelumbonaceae
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- UTC, BRIT, BPBM, MNHN
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- United States, France
Research
592 papers- Nuciferine Alleviates High-Fat Diet- and ApoE(-/-)-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Ferroptosis in NAFLD Mice via the PPARα Signaling Pathway.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2024
- Phosphodiesterase 5 and Arginase Inhibitory Activities of the Extracts from Some Members of Nelumbonaceae and Nymphaeaceae Families.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Nuciferine ameliorates blood-brain barrier disruption post-ischemic stroke via inhibiting the JAK2/STAT3 pathway.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025
- Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids Biosynthesis in Sacred Lotus.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018
- Ecological relationship between floral thermogenesis and pollination in Nelumbo lutea (Nelumbonaceae).American journal of botany · 2014
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- 莲科
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Nelumbonaceae is a family of aquatic flowering plants. Nelumbo is the sole extant genus, containing Nelumbo lutea, native to North America, and Nelumbo nucifera, widespread in Asia. At least five other genera, Nelumbites, Exnelumbites, Paleonelumbo, Nelumbago, and Notocyamus are known from fossils.
Nelumbonaceae were once included in the waterlily family, Nymphaeaceae. Genetic analysis determined that the similarities between the families are an example of convergent evolution. Nelumbonaceae are highly modified eudicots belonging to the order Proteales, their closest living relatives being the plane trees (Platanaceae) and Proteaceae. Notocyamus from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil is the oldest known representative of the family, and displays several transitional traits between Nelumbonaceae and both the Proteaceae and Platanaceae.
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