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Nuphar
Sign in to saveNuphar is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
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Nuphar is a genus of aquatic herbaceous plants within the family Nymphaeaceae. It belongs to the order Nymphaeales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus contains approximately 25 species and produces fruit in the form of capsules. Common names for the group include pond-lily, as well as names in other languages such as نينوفر, Nelufər, and Гарлачык жоўты.
The plants are native to various regions, including Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, the Aleutian Islands, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, and the Baltic States. They have also been introduced to Bangladesh, New Zealand North, and New Zealand South. Nuphar species inhabit freshwater environments and are distributed across temperate zones. The taxon is considered accepted under the authority of Sibth. & Sm.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderNymphaeales
- FamilyNymphaeaceae
萍蓬草属（学名：Nuphar）是睡莲科下的一个属，为水生草本植物。该属共有约25种，分布于温带。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,126
- With media
- 499
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Collections
- YPM, UCMP, QUE
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Research
162 papers- Biofunctional Effects of Thiohemiaminal-Type Dimeric Sesquiterpene Alkaloids from Nuphar Plants.Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin · 2019
- Nuphar lutea Extracts Exhibit Anti-Viral Activity against the Measles Virus.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
- Nuphar alkaloids induce very rapid apoptosis through a novel caspase-dependent but BAX/BAK-independent pathway.Cell biology and toxicology · 2019
- Dimeric Sesquiterpenoids.Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products · 2016
- A Nuphar lutea plant active ingredient, 6,6'-dihydroxythiobinupharidine, ameliorates kidney damage and inflammation in a mouse model of chronic kidney disease.Scientific reports · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Fossil taxa
- Related taxa
- Etymology
- Habitat
- Ecology
- Uses
- See also
- References
- External links
Nuphar is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
==Description==
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