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Nymphaea nouchali
Sign in to saveAlso known as Star lotus, red water lily, blue water lily
species of plant
Species
Least ConcernDay Waterlily
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderNymphaeales
- FamilyNymphaeaceae
Common Name: olu-et-olu
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 316
- With media
- 232
- Family
- Nymphaeaceae
- Collections
- CAS, ANSP, MEL, US, MICH, NY
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Thailand, Laos, India, South Africa, Japan, Namibia, Sudan
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Encyclopedic overview
Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, 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. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This species is usually considered to include the blue Egyptian lotus N. nouchali var. caerulea. In the past, taxonomic confusion has occurred, with the name Nymphaea nouchali incorrectly applied to Nymphaea pubescens.
Description
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