Nymphaea

Also known as water lily genus, lily pad genus

género de plantas

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Nymphaea is a genus of plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, belonging to the kingdom Plantae and the order Nymphaeales. The taxonomic type is Nymphaea alba, which also serves as the nomenclatural type for the family. Common names for this group include waterlily, lotus, and Suzanbağı. It is distinct from Nelumbo.

The genus is found in brackish and freshwater habitats. Specimens have been recorded in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. Institutions such as SDNHM, INECOL, ENCB-IPN, UCMP, and NY hold records. There are 240,797 occurrence records and 2,170 iDigBio records associated with the taxon.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Nymphaea is referenced by 244 other articles, and connects out to Nymphaea mexicana, Harvard University Herbaria and Bangladesh.

It is catalogued under topics including FloraBase ID same as Wikidata, Freshwater plants and Medicinal plants.

Its subject is documented across 77 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Nymphaea

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderNymphaeales
FamilyNymphaeaceae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest

Observations recorded240,797

睡蓮屬（學名：Nymphaea）是睡蓮科下的一屬。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,170
With media: 1,314
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Collections: SDNHM, INECOL, ENCB-IPN, UCMP, NY, DBG
Recorded in: United States, Mexico, Brazil

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Research

465 papers

Nymphaea colorata (Blue-Petal Water Lily).Trends in genetics : TIG · 2020Tang H, Zhang L, Chen F et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2020.06.004
Anti-anxiety Properties of Selected Medicinal Plants.ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2022Khan A, Akram M, Thiruvengadam M et al.DOI: 10.2174/1389201022666210122125131
Role of Glycation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Prevention through Nymphaea Species.ReviewBioMed research international · 2021Ishrat N, Khan H, Patel OPS et al.DOI: 10.1155/2021/7240046
Phytoconstituents of Nymphaea rubra flowers and their anti-diabetic metabolic targets.Fitoterapia · 2024Ishrat N, Gupta A, Khan MF et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106014
Nymphaea alba leaf powder effectiveness in removing nisin from fermentation broth using docking and experimental analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Khazravi L, Hamedi J, Attar H et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71513-0
Toxicity From Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) After Ingestion or Inhalation: A Case Series.Military medicine · 2023Schimpf M, Ulmer T, Hiller H et al.DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab328
Molecular Identification of African Nymphaea Species (Water Lily) Based on ITS, trnT-trnF and rpl16.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Qian ZH, Munywoki JM, Wang QF et al.DOI: 10.3390/plants11182431
Nymphaea colorata, another basal angiosperm species with bidirectional cytokinesis in microsporogenesis.Plant signaling & behavior · 2021Wu H, Hu M, Yang MDOI: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1913308

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Image: Nymphaea King of the Blues 0801.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Nymphaea
Commons category: Nymphaea
topic's main category: Category:Nymphaea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8329
Commons gallery: Nymphaea
taxon common name: lokvanj
different from: Nelumbo
taxonomic type: Nymphaea alba
nomenclatural type of: Nymphaeaceae

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Article · Português

Nymphaea ou 'ninfeia' é um gênero botânico pertencente à família Nymphaeaceae. Inclui várias plantas aquáticas perenes, com grandes rizomas e folhas cujo órgão de sustentação se situa na face inferior (peltada) em formato achatado ou cordiforme (em formato de coração), geralmente flutuantes. Suas flores são perfumadas, tendo quatro sépalas verdes e diversas pétalas que são grandes quanto as próprias sépalas, com cores variadas: azuis, verdes, brancas, amarelas e em tons de vermelho, conforme as espécies. Dentre as espécies mais conhecidas, têm-se o lótus e o nenúfar.

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